[ { "id": 223986, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-017 - Sir John Davis - 1846 [7-12]", "page_number": 403, "title": "CO129-017 - Sir John Davis - 1846 [7-12]", "content_text": "# Hongkong\n\nAccount of the aggregate\n\nFisi\n\nSupreme Count\n\nLund Pffee\n\nIps of to 4 hand newered in each of the utter Zus\n\nKuthority\n\nJón estech mounts app i\n\nPoles Sturt\n\nMarine Farce four\n\nSuperintendents M\n\n!\n\n*\n\n# HONGKONG.\n\nANNO OCTAVO VICTORIÆ REGINÆ.\n\nNo. 15 of 1844,\n\nad 14\n\nFrau Nr. 13 of 1844 S. & Endli\n\nY His Excellency JOHN FRANCIS DAVIS, Espire, Governor and Communit Chief of the Colony of Hongkong, and its Dependencies, Her Majesty's Plenipotentiary, and Chief Superintendent of the Trade of British Subjects in China, with the advice of the Legislative Council of Hongkong.\n\n## AN ORDINANCE TO ESTABLISH A SUPREME COURT OF JURISDICTION AT HONGKONG\n\n11. And be it further enacted and ordained, That in all matters and proceedings in the said Supreme Court there shall be taken and allowed such fees as the Court shall from time to time order and direct; and that the fees specified in the schedule hereunto annexed, marked (No. 10) shall be the lawful fees to be taken and allowed in the said Court (other than in proceedings under the summary jurisdiction thereof as hereinbefore provided), unless and until the Court shall otherwise order and direct. And all fees received by the Registrar, as well as those received by the inferior officers duly appointed, shall be accounted for quarterly by them respectively to the Colonial Treasurer.\n\n### Schedule (No. 10.) See, 112. FEES.\n\nDescription\nFee\n\nFor filing and entering Plaint, or Statement of cause of action\n\nFor filing and entering Declaration where the sum claimed shall not exceed 100 Dollars\n\nAnd for every 100 Dollars after the first 100 Dollars\n\nAnd in all ejectments, and in all Actions and proceedings where the thing sought to be recovered shall consist of lands or tenements or any estate or charge on lands or tenements, the charge for filing and entering declaration shall be 1 per cent upon the valuation at which the same is assessed by Government\n\nAnd in all actions or proceedings brought for the recovery of a specific personal Chattel, or for damages done thereto, or for detention of the same, the charge for filing and entering declaration shall be 1 per cent on the value of the Chattel, and 1 per cent on the damage laid in the declaration\n\nWrit of Summons, each Defendant\n\nRegistrar's Certificate of Declaration being filed\n\nFor filing every Affidavit of Debt where the sum sworn to is under or amounts to 100 Dollars\n\nFiling every Affidavit of Debt where the sum sworn to exceeds 100 Dollars, for every 100 Dollars\n\nFor Judge's order for a Capias\n\nFor Capias in personam in every case\n\nFor Filing and Entering every Appearance\n\nFor annexing every Plea, Answer, Defence, or Demurrer to Declaration, each Defendant\n\nFor Subpoena, each Witness\n\nFor entering every cause\n\nFor Calling cause\n\nFor administering every Oath in Court or Chambers\n\nFor reading every exhibit, document, or paper produced in evidence, unless the Court or Judge shall at the time direct a larger sum to be paid\n\nFor every Judgement or Decree pronounced by the Court or Judge, where the amount recovered does not exceed 100 Dollars\n\nAnd for every 100 Dollars above the first 100 Dollars\n\nFor entering every Judgment or Decree\n\nFor taxing Costs where the Bill does not exceed 100 Dollars\n\nAnd for every 100 Dollars above the first 100 Dollars\n\nFor all Writs of Execution\n\nFor every copy of Declaration, Bill, Petition, Plea, Answer, Demurrer, or any other document, paper, or proceeding in Court, not otherwise charged, in all matters, per folio\n\nFor Registrar, or Clerk, examining or attesting, and certifying copies in all matters\n\nFor every Habeas Corpus, Mandamus, Certiorari, or any other Writ or Process whatsoever, not otherwise charged\n\nFor every Attachment for Contempt in the presence of the Court or otherwise, or disobedience of Order or Rule of Court\n\nFor all Interrogatories and Answers filed thereto in pursuance thereof, per folio\n\nFor every Commission to examine or swear Witnesses, each Witness\n\nFor every Search in the Registrar's Office\n\nFor every Rule or Order of Court\n\nFor every Receipt granted by the Registrar when demanded\n\nFor every attendance by the Registrar, or other person appointed by the Court, within the limits of Victoria, to administer Oaths, or transact other business, exclusive of expenses\n\nBeyond the limits of Victoria\n\nAppealable Matters\n\nFor filing and entering every Petition for leave to appeal\n\nFor every Certificate of Appeal allowed\n\nEcclesiastical Matters\n\nFor filing and entering petition for Probate or Letters of Administration\n\nSwearing Petitioner to the Truth of Petition\n\nFor every caveat filed\n\nFor granting Probate or Letters of Administration\n\nFor filing and entering Bond by Administrator\n\nFor every Certificate by the Registrar, or other officer, of Accounts and Inventories being filed, when the sum realized shall exceed 100 Dollars\n\nAnd for every 100 Dollars above the first 100 Dollars\n\nSwearing party to Truth of Account or Inventory\n\nFor every exemplification of Will per folio\n\nFor affixing the Seal of the Court to any Process, during Court hours\n\nAfter Court hours\n\nCROWN FEES to be taken and received by the Registrar when the Court sits as a Court of OYER and TERMINER and Gaol Delivery.\n\nDescription\nFee\n\nFor preparing any Bench Warrant, and every other process issuing out of the Court of Oyer and Terminer\n\nFor every Venire, taking every recognizance, or discharging, or respiting the same, recording the appearance, plea, or acquittal of every Defendant, for every Bail, and justification of Bail, and for every order of the Court, and copy thereof, in case of felony\n\nFor the same except in Felony\n\nFor Copies of Indictments, or other papers when ordered or required, per folio\n\nFor every Subpoena\n\nFor every Search in Office\n\nFor calling and swearing the Jury on Trial\n\nFor entering and recording verdict\n\nFor reading every Notice or other Document exhibited in Court as evidence\n\nFor every Oath administered in Court\n\nFor every Prisoner discharged by Proclamation, or acquitted of felony\n\nFor the same except in felony\n\nFor every Prisoner convicted of felony\n\nFor the same except in felony\n\n### Sheriff's Fees\n\nDescription\nFee\n\nFor service of every Writ of Summons, Summons, Subpoena, Citation, or Order\n\nFor serving every Writ of Capias and other Bailable Process\n\nFor discharging every Defendant at the desire of the Plaintiff\n\nFor releasing Property seized under Writ of Sequestration, or Fieri Facias by the desire of the Plaintiff\n\nFor drawing and taking each Bail-Bond, every Defendant\n\nWhen any Summons, Writ or Process of any kind shall be executed, or act done, for which a fee is authorized to be taken as above, the Deputy duly appointed who shall execute such process, or do such act, shall be entitled to one half the fee or fees which the Sheriff may lawfully take under this table\n\n### Poundage\n\nFive per cent to be charged on the first Five hundred Dollars, and two and a half per cent upon every One hundred Dollars above Five hundred Dollars\n\n1:22. —And be it further enacted and ordained, \"That in all actions and complaints or other proceedings under the Summary Jurisdiction given by the Ordinance, the fees specified in the schedule hereunto annexed, marked (No. 12.) shall, unless and until otherwise ordered and directed, be established, and be deemed and taken, as the lawful fees and emoluments for the discharge of the several duties therein specified; and the Chief Justice of the said Court shall have full power to compel the payment thereof in a summary way, by order, and on non-payment, by warrant of distress and sale, under his hand and sealed with the seal of the Court; and the said fees shall be received and accounted for by the Registrar of the said Court, and be paid over quarterly to the Colonial Treasurer for the public uses of the said Colony.\n\n### Schedule (No. 12) S. 132.\n\nDescription\nFee\n\nFor entering every plaint, action, &c., and particulars of demand\n\nEntering every appearance and defence\n\nSummons for Defendant, and Copy\n\nEntering notice of hearing\n\nCopy and service on Plaintiff, and defendant, each\n\nAny notice required during the course of proceedings\n\nFee on hearing and adjudication, where the sum to be recovered shall not exceed $50\n\nExceeding $50 and not exceeding $100\n\nEach Subpoena of witness, and Copy\n\nDrawing and signing order for costs, decree, or dismissal, each\n\nEvery Oath of party, or witness examined\n\nChief Justice's warrant to bailiff for executing decree\n\nExecuting any decree or order, where the sum shall not exceed $50\n\nExceeding $50 and not exceeding $100\n\nCopies of any other proceedings per folio\n# cents\n\nPassed the Legislative Council of Hongkong, Victoria, 21st August, 1844.\n\nE. A. SHELLEY.\n\nClerk of Councils.\n\nHONGKONG, Published by Authority\n\nPrinted by John Norris.\n\nPage 332\n\n...\n\n7. And be it further enacted and ordained, That there shall be and belong to the Court the following Officers, that is to say a Registrar, a Clerk, and an Interpreter, and such, and so many other Officers, as to the Chief Justice of the said Court for the time being, shall from time to time appear to be necessary for the administration of justice, and the due execution of all the Powers and Authorities which are granted and committed to the said Court by this Ordinance; and that all Persons who shall or be appointed to any subordinate Office within the said Supreme Court of Hong Kong, shall be so appointed by the Chief Justice of the said Court for the time being, and shall be removable at the discretion of the said Chief Justice: Provided nevertheless that no new Office shall be created in the said Court, unless the Governor, or Acting Governor for the time being, of the said Colony, shall first signify his approbation thereof to the said Chief Justice for the time being, in writing, under the hand of such Governor, or Acting Governor as aforesaid.\n\n8. And be it further enacted and ordained, That the several Superior Officers of the said Court, who now are, or hereafter may be appointed to their said Offices by Her Majesty, Her Heirs and Successors, shall hold their several Offices during the pleasure of Her said Majesty, subject to suspension by The Governor, in like manner as other officers in the said Colony; and that all other superior Officers, appointed with the approbation of The Governor as aforesaid, shall be removable from their several Offices in the said court by The Governor, upon reasonable cause.\n\n9. And be it further enacted and ordained, That the said Supreme Court of Hongkong is hereby authorized and empowered, to approve, admit, and enrol such, and so many persons having been admitted Barristers at Law, or Advocates in Great Britain and Ireland, to Act as Barristers and Advocates; or having been admitted Writers, Procurators, or Solicitors, in one of the Courts at Westminster, Dublin, or Edinburgh, having been admitted as Proctors in any Ecclesiastical Court in England, to Act in the character of Proctors, Attornies, and Solicitors in the said Court; and which persons so approved, admitted, and enrolled as aforesaid, shall be, and are hereby authorized to appear, and plead, and act, in their several respective characters, for the suitors of the said Court, subject always to be removed by the said Court, from their respective stations therein, upon reasonable cause: and it is hereby further enacted and ordained, that no other person or persons whatsoever shall be allowed to appear, and plead, or act in the Supreme Court of Hongkong for, and on behalf of such suitors, or any of them.\n\n10. And be it further enacted and ordained, That in case there shall not be a sufficient number of such Barristers at Law, Advocates, Writers, Attornies, Solicitors, and Proctors within the said Colony, competent and willing to appear, and act for the suitors of the said Court, then, and in that case, the said Supreme Court of Hongkong shall, and is hereby authorized to admit temporarily so many other fit and proper persons to appear and Act as Barristers, Advocates, Proctors, Attornies, and Solicitors as may be necessary, according to such General Rules and Qualifications as the said Court shall, for that purpose, make and establish: Provided always that the persons shall be so admitted temporarily, as aforesaid, subject to the approbation of the Governor, or Acting Governor for the time being, of the said Colony.\n\n...", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-017 - Sir John Davis - 1846 [7-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 224050, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-017 - Sir John Davis - 1846 [7-12]", "page_number": 470, "title": "CO129-017 - Sir John Davis - 1846 [7-12]", "content_text": "Victoria, Hong Kong, 16th December, 1845.\n\nReceived\n\n/molosure.\n\nNo.143. The Earl Grey.\n\nIn J. J Davis,\n\nTransmitting copy of Despatch No. 176 of 15th December to the Right Honorable The Viscount Palmerston, &c., &c., &c., relating to the proceedings of Mr. Hulme in Mr. Compton's case, and the appointment of Mr. Campbell as Acting Attorney-General.\n\nReporting the present constitution of the Executive and Legislative Councils, and the opinion of the Chief Justice Hulme and Mr. Campbell, who has been appointed Acting Attorney-General, on the proceedings.\n\nThe Office of the Procurator having previously been held in conjunction with the Editorship at a salary of £1000 per annum.\n\nBB. 11 March.\n\n26 Jr. Mayne\n\nSenate and as a member of each Committee should be supported that Campbell's provisional appointment be sanctioned, and to Mr. D'Almada's appointment and salary should also be sanctioned. Considering any further addition to the expenditure.\n\nI think the Colony's other Treasury should be consulted for the consent.\n\nThe addition of £100 to Mr. D'Almada's salary, though an addition to that gentleman's income, is no increase but a reduction in the general expenditure.\n\nPage 26745\n\n(Copy) No. 176.\n\nMy Lord,\n\nVictoria, Hong Kong, 15th December, 1845.\n\nWith reference to my Despatch No. 172 of the 5th September concerning the proceedings of Mr. Hulme in Mr. Compton's case, I have the honor to enclose the Opinion of the Acting Attorney-General, lately arrived from Calcutta, and intimated therein, in which that authority declares that the proceedings in the Consular Court were irregular, those in the Supreme Court still more so.\n\nHe is of opinion that the addresses of Mr. Compton's legal adviser and the Chief Justice were uncalled for, en parte, and injudicious under the circumstances.\n\nHaving rejected...\n\nPage ...\n\nThe Right Honorable,\n\nThe Viscount Palmerston, &c., &c., &c.\n\n...\n\nFe.\n\nYe.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-017 - Sir John Davis - 1846 [7-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 226923, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-024 - Bonham - 1848 [3-6]", "page_number": 338, "title": "CO129-024 - Bonham - 1848 [3-6]", "content_text": "prosecuted at Macão, in accordance with the provisions of Art. 9 of the Reformed Code; (which are also laid down in Art. 862 t. 21 of the latest Code), where there is a perfectly clear enumeration of the crimes, which were committed by Portuguese subjects \n\n- foreign countries, can \n\nin \n\nin \n\ncan be \n\n- investigated and punished \n\n· Portugal or her possessions.\n\nConsidering also that the declaration at \n\net fol. \n\n179, by the Procurador of the Senate of Macáo, which is only now annexed by the Attorney General, does not interfere, because practice \n\nshould never \n\nprevail \n\nthe inconveniences.\n\nin his \n\nanswer at. \n\nover \n\nLaw, neither should.\n\nalleged by the Judge a quo \n\n- fol. 180 have \n\nany weight, for \n\nit is not the province of this tribunal but of \n\nthe \n\nthese \n\nLegislative power to remove them. For all \n\nreasons they admit the appeals at \n\n- fol. 38 and 140, preferred by the appellant João Caetano Marçal, and in consequence, annul all the proceedings, and order that he be set at liberty, and that the respondents \n\npay the costs.\n\nNew York, 3rd Sept. 1847,\n\nOutvoted on \n\n(Signed). Silva Loube \n\nSoreza \n\nAzevedo \n\n335 \n\ngrounds founded on Art. 143, as \n\nto taking cognizance of the other two, and appeals of ratification, on account of its illegality \n\nPresent. (Signed) H.P. Cottage True Copy \n\nOffice of Secretary to the Government of \n\nthe Province of Macão. 15th December, 1847 \n\n.\n\n(Aqueued) Anto J. de Miranda, \n\nSecretary to Government \n\nTrue Copies \n\n(Signed) C. B. Hillier \n\nChief Magistrate", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-024 - Bonham - 1848 [3-6].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 235768, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-049 - Sir Bowring and Lieut Governor Caine - 1855 [1-4]", "page_number": 18, "title": "CO129-049 - Sir Bowring and Lieut Governor Caine - 1855 [1-4]", "content_text": "awarded the Surveyor General\n\nI consider somewhat low, as it\n\nwill be improbable to assign to the procurators equally eligible lots elsewhere, and I would\n\nsuggest\n\ntherefore that Her Majesty's Government be prepared to offer at least £500 to secure the ground in question.\n\nI trust that the purchase Money, like the recent rental, will not be charged to the Colony, but will be provided from the Imperial Treasury.\n\nI have the honour to be,\n\n16\n\nWith the highest respect,\n\nSir.\n\nYour most obedient humble Servant,\n\nMacDonnell", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-049 - Sir Bowring and Lieut Governor Caine - 1855 [1-4].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 236831, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-051 - Sir Bowring - 1855 [7-9]", "page_number": 312, "title": "CO129-051 - Sir Bowring - 1855 [7-9]", "content_text": "Governor sees no further objection to handing him over the Lease, should he apply for it.\n\nThe Lease of the Market: originally sold to Mr. Duddell by Public Auction on the 27th October 1849, for a term of five years, commencing the 12 November 1849 and ending 31st October 1854, at a monthly rental of $256.\n\nThe great fire in December 1851 consumed this market, and in consequence thereof, and Mr. Duddell's application, the Governor in Council granted Mr. Duddell the Market for a term of Seven Years Commencing the 1st January 1852, besides granting him a piece of ground and enlarging the boundaries of the Market, as recommended in the Procurator General's letter No. 3 of 26 January 1852.\n\nI have some doubt if Mr. Duddell has fulfilled all the terms on which the Lease has been granted to him, if not, it might perhaps, at the expiration of the Lease of the Central Market in September next, be easy to come to some arrangement, with a view to enable His Excellency to bring into action a new System of letting the Markets, as I believe to be his intentions - letting the stalls separately at fixed rates, which no doubt will have the effect of cheapening the articles of consumption. Should obstacles exist to carrying out the same at the same time, they will, I have no doubt, be easily surmounted when people will only go to the cheap market, which may be the one in which the stalls are let at fixed rates.\n\nAs the town increases, new Markets will become necessary, as those now existing by Law are all in the western part of the Town. However, altering the system in force regarding Markets will not be sin...\n\nPage 31\n\n...\n\nPage 31\n\n \nhas been removed as it is repetitive, instead, the content is reflowed properly. \n\nHowever to follow the original format request, the page information is kept here:\nPage 31\n\n(Three lines at the top and three at the bottom were originally here but not shown)\n\nThe final output is in HTML as requested. However, some minor reordering was done to make the text more readable. The original request was to output in HTML using `` for paragraphs. The response is given accordingly. If more information or different handling is required for the page numbers, further clarification would be needed.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-051 - Sir Bowring - 1855 [7-9].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 239388, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-058 - Sir Bowring - 1856 [8-10]", "page_number": 26, "title": "CO129-058 - Sir Bowring - 1856 [8-10]", "content_text": "24\n\nPe\n\nSir R. Rogers 9862 Home Stores (Andinaune)\n\nGov\n\nAkaney General\n\nand\n\nThe Procurator General\n\n9210\n\nEntered\n\nM. Merionle\n\nMr. Ball 3\n\n8th November 1856\n\n1\n\nNov.56\n\n4\n\nI am directed by the Secretary Chebenchere to request Mr. Lee & Robinson to know whether...\n\n70275\n\nMr Ball\n\nI hope to experience this reference instead of writing at once with formal relief from the points of common parlance I am...\n\nJenn\n\nthe Request 18\n\n9.881 El M\n\nm\n\nThat\n\nwill (jointly with\n\nThe Solicitor General\n\nB. Gault?) Take under\n\nJudicial Consideration the annexed\n\nCopy of a Despatch received from the Governor of Hong Kong, with the \"Ordinance \"For Fees and Costs\", annexed\n\nin it, and the protest enclosed\n\nof", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-058 - Sir Bowring - 1856 [8-10].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 243801, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-067 - Sir Bowring - 1858 [1-4]", "page_number": 137, "title": "CO129-067 - Sir Bowring - 1858 [1-4]", "content_text": "## Memorandum\n\nbut as he retraced his steps, I have been willing to consider the circumstances as an excuse and hope my Memorandum on the subject will prevent any future similar aberrations.\n\n### Correspondence\n\nSi S. Ropes, Esq. \nFor Mr. Merionle \n\nI have the honor to be, \nWith the highest respect, \nSir, Your Most Obedient humble Servant, \nJob Bening \n\nThe Honble the Procurator General's Office, \n Ordinance 6 of 1845 \nbm the 19 negd 20 apl \nMt. Blackwood \nfrom Attornies' ohmann) \n(Copy) \n\nSi \na \nIm \n134 \nAttorney General's Office, Hongkong, \n8th February 1858.\n\nIn the February 1857, I had the honor of perusing a Despatch from the Right Honorable the Secretary of State, which the Colonial Secretary, Mr. Merors, had been directed by the Governor to bring under my notice on the subject of the \"**Ordinance No 13 of 1856** (for the Admission of Candidates to the ...\") \n\nThe Honorable. W. J. Bridges, Esq., D.C.L., Colonial Secretary. \nActing ...", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-067 - Sir Bowring - 1858 [1-4].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 244129, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-067 - Sir Bowring - 1858 [1-4]", "page_number": 465, "title": "CO129-067 - Sir Bowring - 1858 [1-4]", "content_text": "I doubt much whether the proposed Ordinance is warranted by international Law, as it appears to carry Colonial jurisdiction into foreign territory, and on foreign ships. I am given to understand that if passed, the Ordinance will lead to remonstrances on the part of the Representatives of foreign governments.\n\nIt was heard that a second reading took place in their Legislative Council today, and it was desired to ascertain what view the Members would take of the principles involved in the Ordinance – but I shall not proceed further in passing the Ordinance until I ascertain that you do not deem the principles objectionable.\n\nThe Votes in the Legislative Council were:\n| Vote | Member |\n| --- | --- |\n| For the second reading | M. Sardine, Chief Magistrate, Procurator General, Colonial Treasurer, Attorney General, Chief Justice |\n| Against | Mr. Dent, Lyall, Acting Colonial Secretary |\n\n452", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-067 - Sir Bowring - 1858 [1-4].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 249004, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-077 - Sir Robinson - 1860 [1-6]", "page_number": 194, "title": "CO129-077 - Sir Robinson - 1860 [1-6]", "content_text": "$22\n\n190\n\nComplied with all the requirements of the Law and the men themselves had shown their willingness to refund the Expenses incurred by the Barracoon keepers on their account, which amounted in whole to the sum declared by themselves. And on engaging they had signed a contract to that effect before the Procurador and that if they had now changed their minds, it was no fault of the Barracoon keepers.\n\nFinding therefore that the Five kidnapped men could not be obtained on any other terms, I gave my guarantee for (#192-50) two hundred and ninety dollars and fifty cents.\n\nThe five men were then handed over to me and I brought them to Hong Kong, where we arrived yesterday afternoon.\n\nAnd I have, … Trece Copy. (Signed) D.R. Caldwell, Colonial Secretary General.\n\n \nComment Registrar", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-077 - Sir Robinson - 1860 [1-6].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 249096, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-077 - Sir Robinson - 1860 [1-6]", "page_number": 286, "title": "CO129-077 - Sir Robinson - 1860 [1-6]", "content_text": "Creall of the belang the\n\ncxefense\n\nexcured for\n\nmaintenance of\n\nthe\n\nSoldiers in the Clevel\n\nGasl\n\nsenil their Conviction\n\nbe this quiet. Jam to\n\ncbrewve that although the\n\nbine country\n\nallerance In Soldiers the wants Confined in Aint Gooler\n\nJinest\n\nabs fd Jundie\n\nby the Meeting but 20 ki 15.5.42)\n\nWher\n\nHe\n\nchap, y\n\nzah the Celery, aschreans the the\n\nI can fodge\n\nDoke of Remcestto to her einnitety\n\nrester claim to be can\n\nimitably munt\n\nZuigher\n\ncuitored the Leun which is has actually\n\nthey have to by to have Exprended on the conte\n\nof these Reveries.\n\nShove\n\nF.R.\n\nNo 41\n\nCommercial\n\nĐồ lô Jongcong\n\nCHT\n\nREC\n\n4 JUN\n\nED\n\n276\n\nGoverment Offices, Victoria,\n\n1860. Hongkong, 4th April, 1860.\n\nAby\n\nSord Duke,\n\nIn continuation of my\n\nDispatch No 32 of 23rd ultimo, I have the honor to Enclose copies of Correspondences between the Registrar General of Hongkong and the Procurador of Macao, which I\n\ncannot but consider Conclusive in proving the Evils of the Macao Barracoon system,\n\nand in justifying the steps taken by me to effect the liberation\n\nof the men who\n\nwere kidnapped here and carried to\n\nThe Duke of Newcastle,\n\nYea\n\nYea\n\nYea\n\nUpon reviewing the provided text and applying the given rules for OCR proofreading, here is the corrected version in HTML format as requested:\n\nCrews of the Belongings the\n\nDefense\n\nexcused for\n\nmaintenance of\n\nthe\n\nSoldiers in the Colony\n\nGaol\n\nsince their Conviction\n\nbe this quiet. Jam to\n\nconserve that although the\n\nBritish country\n\nalliance In Soldiers the wants Confined in Aunt Gooler\n\nPrison\n\nabs ... 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Hong Kong, 4th April, 1860.\n\nMy\n\nLord Duke,\n\nIn continuation of my\n\nDispatch No 32 of 23rd ultimo, I have the honor to Enclose copies of Correspondences between the Registrar General of Hong Kong and the Procurador of Macao, which I\n\ncannot but consider Conclusive in proving the Evils of the Macao Barracoon system,\n\nand in justifying the steps taken by me to effect the liberation\n\nof the men who\n\nwere kidnapped here and carried to\n\nThe Duke of Newcastle,\n\nHowever, the initial part of the text appears to be heavily corrupted and doesn't form coherent sentences or paragraphs. The latter part seems to be a formal letter or dispatch from the Government Offices in Victoria, Hong Kong, dated 4th April 1860. The corrected version reflects the best possible interpretation based on the given rules and the original text.\n\nHere is the corrected HTML output:\n\nCrews of the Belongings the\n\nDefense\n\nexcused for\n\nmaintenance of\n\nthe\n\nSoldiers in the Colony\n\nGaol\n\nsince their Conviction\n\nbe this quiet. ... to\n\nconserve that although the\n\nBritish country\n\nalliance In Soldiers the wants Confined in ... Prison\n\n...\n\nby the Meeting but 20 ki 15.5.42)\n\nWhere\n\nHe\n\n...\n\n... the Colony, as concerns the the\n\nI can lodge\n\nDuke of Somerset to her ...ity\n\nrester claim to be can\n\nimputably ...\n\n...\n\nc...itored the Loan which is has actually\n\nthey have to by to have Expended on the content\n\nof these Representations.\n\nAbove\n\nF.R.\n\nNo 41\n\nCommercial\n\n...\n\nCHT REC 4 JUN ED 276\n\nGovernment Offices, Victoria,\n\n1860. Hong Kong, 4th April, 1860.\n\nMy Lord Duke,\n\nIn continuation of my Dispatch No32 of 23rd ultimo, I have the honor to Enclose copies of Correspondences between the Registrar General of Hong Kong and the Procurador of Macao, which I\n\ncannot but consider Conclusive in proving the Evils of the Macao Barracoon system,\n\nand in justifying the steps taken by me to effect the liberation\n\nof the men who were kidnapped here and carried to\n\nThe Duke of Newcastle,", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-077 - Sir Robinson - 1860 [1-6].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 249356, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-077 - Sir Robinson - 1860 [1-6]", "page_number": 546, "title": "CO129-077 - Sir Robinson - 1860 [1-6]", "content_text": "533\n\nW\n\nN\n\nDate\n\nDisp. Despatch of Subject of Despatch\n\nNo of Inclosures\n\nDate\n\nDesp. Despatch Subject of Despatch\n\nNo of Inclosures\n\n1860\n\n1860\n\n116 15 April Transmitting Minutes of Proceeding of\n\nby\n\n48 14th\n\n49\n\n110 3rd April Reporting embarkation of 5 Military convicts to England by the Marchioness of Londonderry, and explaining for refund of expenses incurred by the Colony for\n\n41\n\nth\n\n42 107 their maintenance-\n\nand\n\nForwarding Correspondence between the Registrar General of Hongkong and the Procurador of Macao on the subject of the coolie traffic-\n\nApplying for refund of expenses incurred by the Colony, during 1859, for the maintenance in Victoria Gaol Seamen and Marines belonging to Her Majesty's ships of War\n\n50\n\nConfidential Replying to His Grace's Despatch 10th April Confidential of 15th January 1860-\n\nMr. Caldwell's Case.\n\nth\n\n43 1 April Reporting appointment of McAdams to be member of the Executive Council\n\nnove\n\nReporting Mr Cauthorne's suspension\n\n51\n\n52\n\n\"\n\n\"\n\nA\n\n532 4th\n\n412\n\nfrom office and recommending his dismissal-\n\n415\n\nReporting absence\n\n12 Months leave of\n\ne granted\n\nanted to Mr. Forth-\n\nA.\n\n54\n\nthe Executive and Legislative Councils for the year 1860.-\n\nAcknowledging receipt of Despatches to No 15 of 17 February 1860-\n\nTransmitting Quarterly Returns for the quarter ending 31 March 1860-\n\nForwarding Copy of Mr Cauthorne's letter to Colonial Secretary, praying for time to prepare statements for the vindication of his Character before\n\nThe Secretary of State\n\nForwa\n\n2\n\nnove\n\narding application from McAdams for the office of Chief Justice of Hongkong\n\n1.\n\nSubmitting for approval Report and Estimate No 8 of 1860 for the repair of Roads beyond the City of Victoria\n\nSubmitting for approval Report and Estimate to No 8 of 1860 for construction of Streets in the suburbs of the City of Victoria\n\nTransmitting a Printed Narrative of the Chinese Coolie Traffic.\n\nReporting Sale of Crown Lands on the 16 August\n\n1.\n\nDELIST, ALE", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-077 - Sir Robinson - 1860 [1-6].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 251097, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-081 - Sir Robinson - 1861 [4-7]", "page_number": 107, "title": "CO129-081 - Sir Robinson - 1861 [4-7]", "content_text": "Courtmaster of that Colony, \n\nwith the Procurator General \n\nup to the 30th April 1860. Same as \n\n172. \n\nMiscellaneous. \n\n...\n\nREC'd \n\nLIVE! \n\n21 JUN \n\n1861. \n\n105 \n\nGovernment Office, Victoria, Hongkong, 26th April, 1861. \n\nMy Lord Duke, \n\nI have the honor to \n\nacknowledge the receipt, the 22nd instant, of your Grace's \n\nDespatches \n\nas follows:- \n\nOriginal - \n\nNo 18 to 20, the last of 10th March, 1861. \n\nDuplicates. \n\nNo 12 to 17 inclusive, and \n\nHis Grace \n\nThe Duke of Newcastle \n\n&c. &c. \n\nDe. \n\nYe.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-081 - Sir Robinson - 1861 [4-7].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 254226, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-087 - Sir Robinson - 1862 [7] & Acting Governor Mercer - 1862 [7-9]", "page_number": 329, "title": "CO129-087 - Sir Robinson - 1862 [7] & Acting Governor Mercer - 1862 [7-9]", "content_text": "# \n48 \n\nThe Sun-fook-tie, otherwise the Pak-ma hong in Hospital Street (the house in former days known as the Canton Register Office).\n\nThat being in this hong, the forty-five were dealt with as slaves and frightened into assenting to execute labour contracts to go to Havana. One of the forty-five escaping, returned to Hongkong, and informed the Registrar General; and that officer, after a delay of a week, laid the story before His Excellency the Governor, by whom he was authorized to proceed to Macao and obtain the release of the men alleged to have been kidnapped.\n\nThe Registrar General accordingly, accompanied by Ahsoong, the escaped—or supposed to have escaped—Cooler, landed in Macao on the 21st of January 1850; and as by the advertisement in the Daily Press of that date appended*, no steamer left Hongkong for Macao before noon, the hour at which they so landed must have been late in the day, a circumstance of moment as will be shown anon.\n\nAhsoong has stated in evidence—that after landing, he saw the thirty-two whom—when he escaped—he left at the Sun-fook-tie hong, in a boat.—The 22nd of January being Sunday, nothing was done by Mr. Caldwell towards finding the men so seen in a boat, and when he went with the Procurador and other Macao officers to the Sun-fook-tie hong on Monday the 23rd, finding that some thirty Coolies had been sent to the French ship Emilie Percire two days previous, it was assumed that these were the thirty-two for whom he sought—Mr. Caldwell, indeed, has sworn that the names and description of the men who had so left the Hong answered to the names and descriptions given to him by Ahsoong as being a portion of the forty-five, and to this swearing I shall refer presently.\n\nThey then went to the St Antonio barracoon, and finding there four of the forty-five, arrangements were made for their release, and eventually they were released.\n\nAfter that, another man was brought by Ahsoong, as being one of the forty-five, and he, too, was released.\n\nMr. Caldwell then returned to Hongkong, and, with Ahsoong, and another man calling himself Kwon-sun-quan, gave such evidence to the Police Magistrate as warranted His Worship in committing Shum Abing for trial. And the circumstance must be noted at the outset, that neither at this preliminary investigation, nor at the Supreme Court did either of the five that were released at Macao give evidence; neither of the names of the released men being Kwon-sun-kwun;—while all the released men signed their names to Contracts, and Kwon-sun-kwan could not write. Upon evidence of which the above is the general tenor, Sham Abing was convicted and sentenced as stated.\n\n## Advertisement of Feima at Noon—Shamrock at One v. A.\n\n20 \n\nIn his defence at the courts, and in a statement which he sent to me during the time I was in the Criminal gaol expiating my sentence for the theft found at the Sessions of September 1859, Shum Abing denied that he deceived the men—denied that he sold them—denied everything criminatory but the receiving some two hundred and two or three dollars in liquidation of a debt to him for board of 120 of whom the 45 that went to Macao formed a section—He admitted that he went to Macao with the men;—asserted that, on landing, the forty-five went to the bungalow of a respectable East coast firm called Maun-shing;—that thence ten went to The Sun-fook-tie hong on agreement to go to Havana, and that of the money which they obtained in advance of wages, he received what was due to him, viz $2.25. What amount was actually given in advance he did not know; for Eng-Atuk, one of the forty-five, acted as broker, and received all over what he got.\n\nWell, if this defence had been substantiated at the trial, the indictment would have fallen to the ground; for in so receiving, out of an advance of wages, money bona fide due to him, he committed no crime;—he did, in short, what any other person in business would do, and no more.\n\nInstead of employing a lawyer to defend him, and there is this excuse that he had no money for a retainer,—Shum Ahing sent a letter to Mr. Caldwell from the gaol, in which he said that, knowing he wanted for Ma-elow Wong's wife the house which had been built for carrying on the business of the Kwong-yee-loong, he would give it up, and would also give him four hundred dollars if he would cause the charge against him to be dropped.\n\nBut it is necessary that I should tell you how I have arrived at this knowledge. It was in this wise. When His Excellency said he was willing to receive from me any statement tending to show that Shum Ahing was innocent of the crime of which he was convicted, I referred to my diary of the period when Shun Alting was in gaol on remand, and I found that I had noted that a man, described as Mr. Grandpre's servant, had taken a message or letter from a prisoner to Caldwell, in which the prisoner in question had asked Caldwell to help this Shum Ahing; and knowing that this prisoner had been released, and was in Canton, I sent for him, and asked him to tell me what he remembered of the matter. The Rev. D. Vrooman happened to call just as he arrived, and in order to do away with any appearance of collusion between us, I asked him to put the necessary questions and finally to request the deponent to put in writing all he had to say. The result was a paper of which the following is Mr. Vrooman's translation.\n\nPage 325", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-087 - Sir Robinson - 1862 [7] & Acting Governor Mercer - 1862 [7-9].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 254915, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-089 - Public Offices - 1862", "page_number": 69, "title": "CO129-089 - Public Offices - 1862", "content_text": "Juan Pastor at liberty.\n\nI eveline, for mercy's sake, information a copy of an opinion they doubt Russell has obtained from the law copies of the frown upon their case Jaw,\n\nGrow, much obedient humble fervent \nSu- & Rogers.\n22 M 27 77\n\nSir Ferrules Arbrisson has been confidentially informed the Governor of the aural that verbally anti ... this Procurator General.\n\nPerhaps we might make much of this to F.O. for a copy. If it is of this Love he paid communistical to for. Hong Kong Royse his information.\n\nThe F.O. do not entirely ... enquiring ... the colonial office Treat V. Count- all after 5/1/1941. Love to them 31. Du A 28 Tel Duke of Lewcaithe.\n\nAsk political dept officially ascertain privately what hath omitted all notes d the Reach Connel advisedly CL in adostenc 20/1/2 29 \n2 \n3.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-089 - Public Offices - 1862.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 263856, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-109 - Public Offices - 1865", "page_number": 130, "title": "CO129-109 - Public Offices - 1865", "content_text": "# XII-MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS\n\n## Attorneys and Agents\n\n249. Every person doing any act or taking any proceeding in the Court as plaintiff, or otherwise, must do so in his own name and not otherwise, and either by himself or by his attorney, procurator, or agent thereunto lawfully authorized in writing.\n\n250. Where such act is done or proceeding taken by an attorney, procurator, or agent, the power of attorney, or instrument constituting the procurator or agent, or an authenticated copy thereof, must be filed in the Court before or at the commencement of the proceedings.\n\nWhere the authority is special and has reference only to the particular proceeding to be taken, the original document itself must be filed.\n\n## Filing of power of attorney\n\nWhere the authority is general or has reference to other matters in which the attorney, procurator, or agent is empowered to act, an authenticated copy of such document may be filed.\n\nThe authority, whether general or special, must be distinct and clear, so as to satisfy the Court that the person professing to act thereon has such authority as he claims to exercise.\n\n251. Any person doing any act or taking any proceeding in the Court in the name or on behalf of another person, not being lawfully authorized thereunto, and knowing himself not to be so authorized, is guilty of a contempt of Court.\n\n## Proceedings by or against Partnerships\n\n252. Proceedings by or on behalf of or against a partnership solely or jointly must be taken in the several names of the partners as individuals, and not in the name of the firm or otherwise.\n\n## Plaintiff out of Jurisdiction\n\n253. Where a plaintiff, whether suing alone or suing jointly, is out of the jurisdiction of the particular Court, or is only temporarily resident within it, he must file in the Court, at or before the commencement of proceedings, a written statement of a fit place within the jurisdiction where notice or process may be served on him.\n\nHe must also give security for costs and fees by deposit, or by bond in the penal sum of 500 dollars.\n\nThe Court may at any time during the suit or proceeding either on its own motion or on the application of any defendant order him to give further or better security for costs and fees, and may direct proceedings to be stayed in the meanwhile.\n\n## Service\n\n254. Service of a petition, notice, summons, decree, order, or other document of which service is required by these Rules, or according to the course of the Court, shall be made by an officer of the Court, unless in any case the Court thinks fit otherwise to direct; and service shall not be valid unless it is made under an order of the Court (in writing under the seal of the Court), which may be either indorsed on or subscribed or annexed to the document to be served.\n\n255. Unless in any case the Court thinks it just and expedient otherwise to direct, service shall be personal, that is, the document to be served shall, together with the order for service (indorsed, subscribed, or annexed), be delivered into the hands of the person to be served.\n\n## Notice to admit Costs\n\nIn whose name, and how, proceedings to be taken.\n\n58\n\n247. On any occasion the Court may, if it thinks it just and expedient for reasons to be recorded in the minutes of proceedings, take without oath the evidence of any person objecting on grounds of conscience to take an oath, the fact of the evidence having been so taken without oath being also recorded in the minutes of proceedings.\n\n## Admission of Documents\n\n248. Where all parties to a suit are competent to make admissions, any party may call on any other party by notice filed in the Court, and served under order of the Court, to admit any document, saving just exceptions.\n\nIn case of refusal or neglect to admit, the costs of proof of the document shall be paid by the party refusing or neglecting, whatever be the result of the cause, unless the Court is of opinion that the refusal or neglect to admit was reasonable.\n\nNo costs of proof of any document shall be allowed unless such notice has been given, except in cases where the omission to give the notice has in the opinion of the Court produced a saving of expense.\n\nPage 58\nPage 59 \n\nPage 128", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-109 - Public Offices - 1865.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 276672, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-134 - Public Offices - 1868", "page_number": 728, "title": "CO129-134 - Public Offices - 1868", "content_text": "xxii\n\nSUPPLEMENT TO THE REGULATIONS OF THE 30TH APRIL 1860. Resolved by the Governor of Macao:\n\nI. Every vessel embarking Chinese emigrants at Macao under the regulation of April 30th of the present year, shall be anchored in the Tiapa Roads, when her draught of water does not forbid, until she has completed the number of passengers she is to take on board.\n\nII. No vessels shall carry a greater number of Chinese emigrants than one for every two tons burden.\n\nIII. On board all vessels receiving Colonists internal regulations approved in the first place by the Superintendent of Emigration shall be observed.\n\nSECTION. The Superintendent of Emigration shall watch over the observance of such regulations, on the occasion of the visit he is bound to make on board such vessels.\n\nIV. Without prejudice to the entire responsibility devolving on the Emigration Agent, the captains of vessels intended to carry Emigrants shall be responsible for the treatment of the latter on board.\n\nSECTION 1-In the case of any offence on the part of an Emigrant urgently necessitating confinement, the captain shall be authorized to inflict the same, the fact being immediately communicated to the Superintendent of Chinese Emigration.\n\nSECTION 2.-No other punishment may be inflicted without previous report and authorization.\n\nSECTION 3.-The Superintendent of Chinese Emigration shall inquire whether any of the Emigrants have just ground for complaint concerning the treatment they receive on board.\n\nV. It shall be incumbent on the Emigration Agent to prevent the Colonists being injured in the purchases they may make at any other shop established on board; rendering themselves liable to fine if they neglect so to do.\n\nVI. In the Emigration establishment there shall not be allowed a greater number of employés than shall be considered strictly indispensable for the service and maintenance of order in the establishment.\n\nSECTION 1.-The persons in charge of each establishment shall deliver a statement of their employés to the Superintendent of Chinese Emigration, who shall point out the number allowed them, and exclude any person who, owing to lack of security or for any antecedent reason may not be acceptable.\n\nSECTION 2.-In the statement above referred to must be entered the names of any employés who may be on board the vessel without belonging to the crew.\n\nVII. No Chinese who shall have twice declared himself unwilling to emigrate shall be allowed to sign the contract, although he may state that he was resolved to do so.\n\nVIII. It shall not be lawful to engage Colonists for a voyage when the north east monsoon is unfavourable during the period extending between the 31st March and the 1st September.\n\nIX. The Government retains the right of closing all the establishments, or any of them, whenever it shall see fit, without being bound to give reasons for so doing.\n\nX. The Government has the right of putting an end to the despatch of Chinese Colonists from the Port of Macao six months after publishing a prohibition to that effect. The authorities to whom appertains, etc. etc.\n\nNo. 35.\n\nMACAO, October 12th, 1860.\n\nISIDORO FRANCISCO GUIMARAES,\n\nResolved by the Governor of Macao:\n\nWhereas it is enacted by Order of this Government that in the despatch of Chinese Colonists from Macao vessels be required to be of the capacity of two tons for every passenger, which measure has been adopted in order to assimilate the legislation on this subject to that instituted by the Spanish Government relatively to emigration into the Island of Cuba, after hearing the Council of Government I have seen fit to declare that this provision shall henceforward be understood solely with reference to vessels carrying Colonists to the Island of Cuba, the Regulation of June 5th, 1856, which prescribes the capacity of one ton and a half for each passenger remaining in force with respect to all other Ports. The authorities to whom appertains, etc. etc.\n\nISIDORO FRANCISCO GUIMARAES.\n\nMACAO, September 5th, 1861.\n\nNo. 38.\n\nResolved by the Governor of Macao:\n\nChinese Emigration from the Port of Macao having been regulated by the Decrees of this Government of June 5th, 1856, March 31st, and August 4th, 1857, and April 30th and October 12th, 1860:\n\nNo clause being found in these Decrees which restricts the application of its provisions to emigration to certain specified countries, whence it should be understood that they are all applicable to emigration in general:\n\nAnd whereas it is certain, nevertheless, that emigration to Havana and Peru alone has been subjected to the regulations adopted, and that all other has been carried on without any control (fiscalisacao) on the part of the Government:\n\nAnd whereas it has become indispensable to obviate the abuses which may result herefrom: I see fit to determine as follows:-\n\nArt. 1. The observance of the Decrees above recapitulated is enjoined with respect to Chinese Emigration from Macao for all Countries without distinction.\n\nArt. 2. The Superintendent of Emigration, the Procurador of the Loyal Senate, and the Captain of the Port will take especial care, each in their own department, for the exact fulfilment of this Resolution. Other authorities and persons to whom appertains, &c., &c., &c.\n\nJOSE RODRIGUES C. DO AMARAL,\n\nMACAO, November 25th 1863.\n\nNo. 19.\n\nResolved by the Governor of Macao:\n\nWhereas it is determined by Decree of this Government, No. 100 of the 15th October 1860, that no vessel shall be allowed to carry a greater number of Chinese emigrants in proportion to her tonnage than at the rate of two tons for each person:\n\nAnd whereas it has subsequently been declared by Decree No. 35 of the 5th September 1861, that this provision shall be understood solely with reference to vessels carrying emigrants to the Island of Cuba, the rule laid down in Decree No. 39 of June 5th, 1856, fixing the number of passengers, inclusive of the crew, at one for every one and a half ton, remaining in force with respect to vessels sailing for other ports: And this distinction, based on the difference in voyages, appearing inexpedient, inasmuch as voyages to countries where Chinese emigration usually proceeds are in all cases of long duration:\n\nAnd inasmuch as the less reason exists for fixing the number of passengers that a vessel can carry in accordance with her tonnage or total capacity, since it is upon the amount of accommodation she possesses and her condition in respect to health that the number must essentially depend:\n\nAnd whereas it is expedient to require implicit observance of Article 25 of the said Decree of June 5th, 1856, in which it is prescribed that there shall be a doctor and a medicine chest on board every vessel carrying more than 20 passengers, thus putting a stop to the abuse of substituting Chinese empirics for duly qualified practitioners:\n\nFor all these persons, I have seen fit to determine as follows:-\n\nARTICLE I. The greatest number of emigrants that a vessel may carry shall be regulated by the capacity of the accommodation destined for their use, and by the provision existing for the admission of light and of ventilation. In the most favourable case, that is, if the part of the vessel occupied by the emigrants receives air and light through sufficient apertures in the ship's side, and if, in addition thereto, air-funnels are used, the number shall be fixed by the condition that there shall be a space of two cubic metres (about 6 cubic feet) for each individual. If no side-apertures exist, but air-funnels are used, two and half cubic metres be allowed. In the absence of air-funnels the vessel shall not be allowed to carry a greater number of emigrants in proportion to her accommodation than at the rate of three cubic metres for each person.\n\nxxiii\n\nPage 718", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-134 - Public Offices - 1868.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 278127, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-137 - Sir MacDonnell - 1869 [4-5]", "page_number": 140, "title": "CO129-137 - Sir MacDonnell - 1869 [4-5]", "content_text": "3\n\n137\n\nbin (meaning the said Jose RODRIGUES COELHO DO AMARAL as such Minister) the Government has sent out orders to hush up the whole affair. With all due respect for the representativo (meaning the said Jose RODRIGUES COELHO DO AMARAL) of so honorable, humane, and disinterested a constituency (meaning the said persons accused or suspected of kidnapping and man-stealing) we venture to express a slight doubt of the success of his (meaning the said JOSE RODRIGUES COELHO DO AMARAL's) praiseworthy efforts to shield his (meaning the said Jose RODRIGUES COELHO DO AMARAL's) friends. £2,000 have already found their way to Lisbon, it is said, for purposes which it would not particularly gratify either the senders or recipients to have exposed, but even £2,000 will scarcely outweigh years of kidnapping, piracy and fraud, upon unoffending, if stupid, peasants.\n\nWe wish ex-Governor AMARAL (meaning the said Jose RODRIGUES COELHO DO ÁMARAL) joy of his attempt to stifle the matter, and are sorry to add his (meaning the said Jose RODRIGUES COELHO DO AMARAL'S) name to the distinguished list of benevolent men, who have earned for Macao its present character (meaning that the said JOSE RODRIGUES COELHO DO AMARAL, who is, or was, the Deputado, or Representative of the said Settlement, Province, or Colony of Macao, in the Portuguese Parliament, was, under colour of his said function or capacity, in fact representing the interests and wishes of “pig-dealers,” kidnappers, or man-stealers, and that the said Jose RODRIGUES COELHO DO AMARAL, as such Minister, had corruptly and dishonestly, and from corrupt and improper motives, abused and dishonored his power and dignity, for illegal, unworthy and dishonorable ends, in favor of persons accused or suspected of kidnapping and man-stealing, and other grave and serious crimes and offences, and had corruptly and in breach of his duties, as such Minister, accepted or received bribes or sums of money, for the purpose and to the end, that he might, and did, illegally prostitute and abuse his said power and dignity, function and capacity, for such illegal, unworthy and dishonorable ends).\" \n\nAnd also on the Eighth Day of May, in the Year of Our Lord, One thousand Eight hundred and Sixty-eight, at the said City of Victoria, unlawfully and maliciously did print and publish, and cause and procure to be printed and published, in the said Newspaper called The China Mail, another very false, scandalous and malicious libel, of and concerning the said JOSE RODRIGUES COELHO DO AMARAL, as such Minister of Marine and for the Colonies, and for His said Majesty, that is to say\n\nThe following is from our Macao correspondent-\"What you said the other day under the heading of Suppressio Veri (meaning the false, malicious and defamatory libel firstly hereinbefore set forth) is unfortunately quite true. I know for certain, that Viscount de Praia Grande (meaning a former Minister of Marine and for the Colonies, in the Government of His said Most Faithful Majesty) did send out most positive instructions to institute proceedings (meaning proceedings of a criminal character, relating to the alleged abuses in connection with the Coolie Trade, that is to say, kidnapping and man-stealing) against the Procurador, the Chief Interpreter and the Superintendent (meaning three Officials appointed by His said Most Faithful Majesty as part of the Government, or body of Officials, acting for His said Most Faithful Majesty at Macao aforesaid). These instructions came, or at least they arrived here (meaning Macao aforesaid), when Governor HORTA (meaning His Excellency Jose MARIA DA PONTE E HORTA, the present Governor of Macao for His said Majesty) was absent; I doubt of course whether Sr. HORTA (meaning the said Jose Maria da PONTE E HORTA) felt disposed to carry out the orders (meaning orders to institute the said proceedings against the said Officials at Macao); but he would have had to do so, if the last Ministry (meaning the last Ministry of His Most Faithful Majesty the King of Portugal) had remained in power; but the Chuchaciro Deputado (Sr. AMARAL) became Minister for the Colonies (meaning that the said Jose RODRIGUES COELHO DO AMARAL was, as before set forth, the representative of \"pig-dealers,\" kidnappers and man-stealers,) and it was right that he (meaning the said Jose RODRIGUES COELHO DO AMARAL) should show gratitude to his friends and constituents (meaning the said “pig-dealers,” kidnappers and man-stealers.) No sooner did he (meaning the said Jose Rodrigues COELHO DO AMARAL) join the Ministry (meaning the said last Ministry of His Most Faithful Majesty,) but he (meaning the said Jose RODRIGUES COELHO DO AMARAL) sent counter-orders, that is to suspend the proceedings against the three above mentioned individuals, and that within a month of his (meaning the said Jose RODRIGUES COELHO DO AMARAL'S) entry into the Ministry (meaning the said last Ministry of His said Most Faithful Majesty); but he (meaning the said JOSE RODRIGUES COELHO DO AMARAL) confirmed his afilhado MARQUES PEREIRA in the Office of Procurador (meaning one of the said Officials), and last mail brought out orders to put a stop to the proceedings about the Annamite kidnapping affair. Such censurable indifference to right-doing should be exposed by all well-conducted organs of Public opinion (meaning as is hereinbefore alleged of and concerning the false, malicious and defamatory libel, firstly hereinbefore set forth.”) \n\nTo the great damage, scandal, infamy and disgrace of the said Jose RODRIGUES COELHO DO AMARAL and to the great danger of creating discord, between Our said Lady the QUEEN and Her subjects, and His said Most Faithful Majesty and His subjects, in contempt of Our said Lady The QUEEN and Her Law, to the evil example of all others in the like case offending, and against the peace of Our said Lady The QUEEN, Her Crown and Dignity. And therefore the said Acting Attorney General of Our Lady The QUEEN, prays the consideration of the Court here, in the premises, and that due process of Law may be awarded against him the said CHARLES ABRAHAM SAINT, in this behalf, to make his answer to Our said Lady The QUEEN, touching and concerning the premises aforesaid.\n\nPLEAS.\n\n(Signed) HENRY JOHN BALL,\n\nActing Atty. Genl.\n\nIN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG.\n\nCharles Abraham Saint at the suit of The Queen:\n\nVACATION AFTER TRINITY TERM IN THE THIRTY-SECOND YEAR OF THE REIGN OF QUEEN VICTORIA.\n\nAND NOW, that is to say on the Eleventh Day of July in this same vacation, the said CHARLES ABRAHAM SAINT, by WILLIAM GASKELL his Attorney, cometh into the said Supreme Court of Hongkong before the Chief Justice thereof, and having heard the said information read, he saith that he is not guilty thereof, and hereupon he putteth himself upon the country.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-137 - Sir MacDonnell - 1869 [4-5].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 278129, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-137 - Sir MacDonnell - 1869 [4-5]", "page_number": 142, "title": "CO129-137 - Sir MacDonnell - 1869 [4-5]", "content_text": "Annamite persons took place and happened as before mentioned. That the said Jose RODRIGUES COELHO DO AMARAL, afterwards ceased to be such Governor as aforesaid, and was duly elected, by certain of His Most Faithful Majesty's Portuguese and other subjects resident at Macao aforesaid, to serve as, and accordingly became, the Deputado or Representative of Macao aforesaid in the Parliament of Portugal. That it is matter of notoriety, and in fact true, that a great majority of His Most Faithful Majesty's Portuguese and other subjects resident in Macao aforesaid, who are entitled to, and do in fact enjoy the franchise for the election of such Deputado or representative as aforesaid, are engaged in, or intimately connected with the said Coolie Trade, and with the said acts of oppression, harshness, illegality, piracy and fraud towards the aforesaid Chinese coolies and others, which have obtained for them, the said Traders, the name, style or title of \"pig-dealers,\" that the said Jose RODRIGUES COELHO DO AMARAL, in representing the interests of the said electoral body in the said Parliament, does therefore, in truth and in fact, represent the interest of the so-called “pig-dealers.\" That after the said Jose RODRIGUES COELHO DO AMARAL ceased to be such Governor as aforesaid, certain criminal proceedings were commenced before the Judge of first instance at Macao aforesaid, against certain persons, subjects of His said Most Faithful Majesty, and others, for being concerned in the aforesaid piratical seizure of, and subsequent outrages upon, the said Annamite persons and others, and in the course of such proceedings it having become evident that certain Officials appointed by His said Most Faithful Majesty as part of the Government or body of Officials acting for His said Most Faithful Majesty at Macao aforesaid, then charged with the duty of enforcing the aforesaid rules, regulations and restrictions, had been guilty of conniving at the said piratical seizure, and other outrages connected therewith hereinbefore mentioned, His said Most Faithful Majesty's Government ordered a commission of enquiry into the conduct of the said Officials. That shortly after such proceedings as aforesaid had been commenced, such commission of enquiry as aforesaid had been ordered as aforesaid, the said Jose RODRIGUES COELHO DO AMARAL became and was Minister of Marine and for the Colonies, in the Government of His said Most Faithful Majesty, as alleged in the said ex-Officio Information, and it became and was within the scope and province of his power and duties, as such Minister as aforesaid, to control, direct and otherwise influence, the course of the said proceedings and of the said commission of enquiry hereinbefore mentioned. That after the said Criminal proceeding before the said Judge of First Instance at Macao aforesaid had been commenced and carried on, the said Portuguese subjects of His said Most Faithful Majesty who had been and were accused of complicity in the said piratical seizure of the said two junks, and of the aforesaid other outrages connected therewith, applied or caused an application to be made to His Most Faithful Majesty's Government at Lisbon aforesaid, for the appointment of a Judge substitute, in the room of the aforesaid Judge of First Instance at Macao aforesaid, for the special purpose of hearing and deciding upon the said proceedings. That early in the present year, but the exact date is not known to and cannot be stated and set forth by the defendant, a Government order arrived at Macao aforesaid, granting the said application, and nominating five persons, then resident at Macao aforesaid, from whom a Judge substitute might and should be selected. That in spite of such order no further proceedings whatever had been taken in the said matter but, on the contrary, the Portuguese subjects of His said Most Faithful Majesty charged in the said proceedings with complicity in the said piratical seizure, and the outrages connected therewith, were, at the time of the alleged grievance, at liberty and out on bail at Macao aforesaid, still holding Government licenses to keep Barracoons, although the offences with which the said persons stood charged are not by Portuguese law bailable offences. That no steps whatever had been taken with reference to the said commission of enquiry into the conduct of the said Government Officials, although a long time had elapsed since the same had been ordered as aforesaid, but on the contrary one of the said officials, to wit MARQUES PEREIRA, had been, since the said commission had been ordered as aforesaid, confirmed by the Government of his said Most Faithful Majesty in his Office or Post of Procurador. That in truth and in fact a sum of Two thousand Pounds Sterling had been and was collected in Macao aforesaid, for transmission to Lisbon, and was so transmitted, for purposes connected with the aforesaid criminal proceedings, and with the application to the Government of His said Most Faithful Majesty for the appointment of a Judge Substitute as before mentioned, and for the payment of the necessary, usual and customary fees, costs and expenses, to the subordinate agents in and about and connected with the offices of the Government of His said Most Faithful Majesty, and to other persons necessarily and usually employed and retained at Lisbon aforesaid to obtain favorable answer to such applications as aforesaid, to the Government of His Most Faithful Majesty, and not for the purpose of Bribing the said Jose RODRIGUES COELHO DO AMARAL as falsely pretended in the said ex-Officio Information. That it had been and was matter of notoriety, and is in fact true, that the said coolie trade had been and was, when conducted as hereinbefore it is alleged and stated to have been hitherto conducted and carried on at Macao aforesaid, a source of great profit and emolument to the Government of His Most Faithful Majesty, and of far greater profit and emolument than it would otherwise have been, if legally conducted and carried on, and in accordance with the aforesaid rules, regulations and restrictions, and the said JOSE RODRIGUES COELHO DO AMARAL, knowing the premises, and knowing also that the said enquiry might and would have a tendency to injure the said trade, and thereby to decrease the Revenue of His said Most Faithful Majesty, did therefore, in the exercise of his discretion as such Minister as aforesaid, and not from dishonest or corrupt motives as falsely pretended in the said ex-Officio Information, act with reference to the aforesaid criminal proceeding, and the aforesaid commission of enquiry, as he is hereinbefore stated to have acted, and the defendant further says that, by reason of the particular facts hereinbefore alleged and averred, that it was for the public benefit that the said matters and things in the said ex-Officio Information charged and alleged to have been published by the defendant, should be published.\n\nTHE QUEEN\n\nSAINT\n\nLa\n\nThe points of\n\nintended to\n\naforesaid, but on the contrary one of the said officials, to wit MARQUES PEREIRA, had been, since the said commission had been ordered as aforesaid, confirmed by the Government of his said Most Faithful Majesty in his Office or Post of Procurador. That in truth and in fact a sum of Two thousand Pounds Sterling had been and was collected in Macao aforesaid, for transmission to Lisbon, and was so transmitted, for purposes connected with the aforesaid criminal proceedings, and with the application to the Government of His said Most Faithful Majesty for the appointment of a Judge Substitute as before mentioned, and for the payment of the necessary, usual and customary fees, costs and expenses, to the subordinate agents in and about and connected with the offices of the Government of His said Most Faithful Majesty, and to other persons necessarily and usually employed and retained at Lisbon aforesaid to obtain favorable answer to such applications as aforesaid, to the Government of His Most Faithful Majesty, and not for the purpose of Bribing the said Jose RODRIGUES COELHO DO AMARAL as falsely pretended in the said ex-Officio Information. That it had been and was matter of notoriety, and is in fact true, that the said coolie trade had been and was, when conducted as hereinbefore it is alleged and stated to have been hitherto conducted and carried on at Macao aforesaid, a source of great profit and emolument to the Government of His Most Faithful Majesty, and of far greater profit and emolument than it would otherwise have been, if legally conducted and carried on, and in accordance with the aforesaid rules, regulations and restrictions, and the said JOSE RODRIGUES COELHO DO AMARAL, knowing the premises, and knowing also that the said enquiry might and would have a tendency to injure the said trade, and thereby to decrease the Revenue of His said Most Faithful Majesty, did therefore, in the exercise of his discretion as such Minister as aforesaid, and not from dishonest or corrupt motives as falsely pretended in the said ex-Officio Information, act with reference to the aforesaid criminal proceeding, and the aforesaid commission of enquiry, as he is hereinbefore stated to have acted, and the defendant further says that, by reason of the particular facts hereinbefore alleged and averred, that it was for the public benefit that the said matters and things in the said ex-Officio Information charged and alleged to have been published by the defendant, should be published.\n\nDEMURRER.\n\nIN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG.\n\nVACATION AFTER MICHAELMAS TERM IN THE THIRTY-SECOND YEAR OF THE REIGN OF QUEEN VICTORIA.\n\nAND NOW, that is to say on the Fourteenth Day of December, in this same Vacation, the Acting Attorney General cometh into the said Supreme Court of Hongkong, before the Chief Justice thereof, and having heard the pleas of the Defendant to the said Information read, saith to the plea of the Defendant by him first above pleaded, and whereof he hath put himself upon the Country, that he the Acting Attorney General doth the like.\n\nAnd as to the plea of the Defendant, by him secondly above pleaded, the Acting Attorney General saith, that the same is not sufficient in law, and for causes of demurrer thereto states and shows to the Court here, amongst others, the following, that is to say that the said Information contains two counts charging the Defendant with printing and publishing two separate and distinct libels in the\n\nPage 139", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-137 - Sir MacDonnell - 1869 [4-5].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 278132, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-137 - Sir MacDonnell - 1869 [4-5]", "page_number": 145, "title": "CO129-137 - Sir MacDonnell - 1869 [4-5]", "content_text": "(19) \n\n142 \n\nC \n\n£4 \n\nexposures of the coolie trade. It is as-Tientsin, may be realized. The Chinese \"sorted by those who have good means of are a set of fools for allowing the Quinas \"knowing that Senhor Amaral, who en- \"joys the honor of representing the coolie \"It is the easiest thing possible for them to \"Portuguesas to continue flying at Macao. olony in the Portuguese parliament, has take the place. There are neither forces A pecome alarmed lest the thorough venti\"nor nunitions of war here, and as for \"lation of abuses recently commenced \"the officers, with the exception perhaps *should lead to legislation likely to preju- \"of Sr. Horta and Commandant Cunba as \"dice the interests of the pig-dealers! And \"artillerymen, the rest must yet be taught \"influenced by him the Government has \"the Tactica Elementar. \"sent out orders to hush up the whole af \"than that which Ward or Burgevine com- A smaller force *fair. \n\nWith all due respect for the repre- 'sentative of so honorable, humane, and whole place, forts and all, in less than six \"manded at Shanghai would take the \"disinterested a constituency, we venture \"hours. Neither England, France or other \"to express a slight doubt of the success of \"nation would interfere; and as for the \"his praiseworthy efforts to shield his friends. \"Macaistas, they ought to chant a Te £2,000 have already found their way to \"Deum wheu such an event takes place. \"Lisbon, it is said, for purposes which it \"With Macao us Chinese territory the \"would not particularly gratify either the \"Macaistas will share better in China, and \"gendors or recipients to have exposed, batas Portuguese subjects, be much better \"even £2,000 will scarcely outweigh years represented than they are now. \"of kidnapping, piracy and frand upon un- \n\nPortu- 4 offending, if stupid, peasants. \n\ngal would necessarily have to send out We wish a good man to be their Consul General \"Ex-Governor Amaral joy of his attempt \"and Judge to reside at Macao, and the \"to stifle the matter, and are sorry to add \"Macaistas would govern themselves with \"his name to the distinguished list of be- \"a Municipal Council, which would no \"nevolent men who have earned for Macao!\" doubt be established at other Chinese \"its present character.\"---China Mail May 5, \n\nThe following is from our Macao our-lized to be allowed to have a Colony so \"ports. Portugal is not sufficiently civi- \"respondont-- What you said the other \"near an English Colony as Macao is to \"day under the heading of Suppressio \"Hongkong-\"-China Mail, May 3 \"Veri' is unfortunately quite true. \"know for certain that Viscount de Praya Poo, a weekly newspaper in the Portuguese Mr Souza, the Proprietor of the Echo do \"Grande did send out most positive in- language in Hongkong, also published an \"structions to institute proceedings against article in that paper on the Coolie Trade. \"the Procurador, the Chief Interpreter, \"and the Superintendent. \n\nThe articles appear to have given offence \"These in- to the persons then constituting the Gov- \"structions came, Or at least they erment of Macao. \"arrived here, when Governor Horta was Governor Ponta e Horta made no commu- His Excellency the then \"absent; 1 doubt of course whether uiuation to the Government of this Colony \"Sr. Horta felt disposed to carry out the on the subject, but he communicated to the \"orders; but he would have had to do so Cousul, who is merely a commercial agont \"if the last Ministry had remained in here, with directions to take the legal steps. \"power; but the Chuchaciro Deputado That Consul applied to his Attorney, Mr \"(Sr. Amaral) became Minister for the Caldwell, who consulted Mr Pollard; they \"Colonies, and it was right that he should went to the office of the Acting Attorney show gratitude to his friends and consti- General, who sent for the Crown Solicitor No sooner did he join the Mi-to his Chambers, and on the 18th of May \"nistry, but he sent counter orders, that last, ten days after the date of the 2nd ar- \"is, to suspend the proceedings against the ticle in the China Mail, and without any \"three above-mentioned individuals, and opportunity given for apology or explana \"that within a month of his entry into the tion, three several informations were filed \"Ministry; but he continued his afilhado ex officio by the then Acting Attorney Go- \"Marques Pereira in the office of Procura-neral Ball against Saint, without authority \"dor, and last mail brought out orders to from and without the knowledge of the Ex- \"put a stop to the proceedings about the ecutive. A similar information was filed \"Anamite kidnapping affair. Such censur under like circumstances against Souza, on \"able indifference to right-doing should be the 1st July last, for an article in the Echo \n\nexposed by all well-conducted organs of do Povo. \n\n\"tuents. \n\nI \n\npublic opinion. As a friend of the Ma- I have taken the trouble to ascertain from \"caistas I can truly assert that I wish with the Crown Office in England that since 1843 \"all my heart, that what the Echo do Povo three ex officio informations by the Attorney \"said or hinted in ita last number, when General have been tiled, and not one for \"writing about the gunboats building at libel, in England", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-137 - Sir MacDonnell - 1869 [4-5].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 278667, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-138 - Sir MacDonnell - 1869 [6-7]", "page_number": 236, "title": "CO129-138 - Sir MacDonnell - 1869 [6-7]", "content_text": "The Daily Press.\n\nHONGKONG, JUNE 26TH, 1869.\n\nREGINA v. DE SOUZA.\n\nThe following correspondence is published by request of the Portuguese Consul for the information of the Portuguese Community in Hongkong.\n\nFrom J. J. dos Remedios, Esq., Portuguese Consul-General, to Hon. J. Gardiner Austin, Colonial Secretary.\n\n(Translation.)\n\nHONGKONG, 22nd June, 1869.\n\nSIR,-I have the honor to transmit to you a Memorial in which the Portuguese Residents in this Colony respectfully petition H. E. Sir Richard Graves MacDonnell to grant the object specified, and I beg that the said petition, in which I join my voice without hesitation, may be submitted to His Excellency.\n\nDeos Guarde, &c.,\n\nJ. J. DOS REMEDIOS.\n\nHis Excellency SIR RICHARD GRAVES MACDONNELL, Knight and Companion of the Most Honorable Order of the Bath, Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Colony of Hongkong and its Dependencies, and Vice Admiral of the same.\n\nThe Humble Memorial of the Undersigned Portuguese Inhabitants of this Colony.\n\n2. HUMBLY SHEWETH :-\n\nThat we have heard with surprise and amazement the decision of the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court given to-day in the case of Regina v. Antonio Joze da Silva e Souza, against whom an Information was signed by the Attorney-General of this Colony for a Libel on Mr. Marques Pereira, the Procurador of Macau, and his Wife, published in the Echo do Povo Newspaper, of the 3rd of May last, printed and published in this Colony in the Portuguese Language.\n\nThat we understand the decision of the Chief Justice to amount to this, viz.: That a person residing in Hongkong, may print and publish libel upon any one in Macao, from the Governor downwards, and not be amenable to the Criminal Law of this Colony for the same.\n\nThat such a decision affects us greatly as a community, most of whom are bound by ties of relationship or friendship with the residents of Macao, more especially as Macao is within such a short distance of, and in immediate connection with, Hongkong.\n\nThat if the before mentioned decision of the Chief Justice be a correct enunciation of the Law existing in Hongkong, we humbly beg that Your Excellency will prevent the further continuance of such danger to the reputations of our relations and friends residing in Macao by some Legislative Enactments.\n\nAnd Your Memorialists as in duty bound will ever pray, &c.\n\nHongkong, 18th June, 1869.\n\n(Signed)\n\nAGOSTINHO G. ROMANO,\n\nVice-Consul de Portugal.\n\nALEX. A. DOS REMEDIOS,\n\n(J. J. dos Remedios & Co.)\n\nH. A. LEIRIA,\n\nand 150 others.\n\nHon. J. Gardiner Austin, Colonial Secretary, to J. J. dos Remedios, Esq., Portuguese Consul-General.\n\nCOLONIAL SECRETARY'S OFFICE,\n\nHONGKONG, 22nd June, 1869.\n\nSIR,\n\nI have the honor to acknowledge your letter of this date, covering a Memorial from certain of the Portuguese inhabitants of the Colony, drawing attention to a recent decision of the Chief Justice in the case of Regina v. A. J. da Silva e Souza, and praying for Legislative intervention in event of such being a correct enunciation of the Law.\n\nHaving submitted these documents to Sir Richard Graves MacDonnell, I am directed by His Excellency to state in reply that his best attention will be given to the state of the Law on the points to which the Memorial refers, and that His Excellency will not fail to suggest legislative action, if it be really needed, to harmonise the Law of the Colony with the exigencies and liberal ideas of the present age.\n\nI have the honor to be, Sir,\n\nYour most obedient Servant,\n\n(Signed) J. GARDINER AUSTIN,\n\nColonial Secretary.\n\nJ. J. dos Remedios, Consul General for Portugal.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-138 - Sir MacDonnell - 1869 [6-7].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 278668, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-138 - Sir MacDonnell - 1869 [6-7]", "page_number": 237, "title": "CO129-138 - Sir MacDonnell - 1869 [6-7]", "content_text": "To His Excellency SIR RICHARD GRAVES MACDONNELL, Knight and Companion of the Most Honorable Order of the Bath, Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Colony of Hongkong and its Dependencies and Vice-Admiral of the same.\n\nTHE HUMBLE MEMORIAL OF THE UNDERSIGNED PORTUGUESE INHABITANTS\n\nOF THIS COLONY,\n\nHumbly Sheweth:\n\nThat we have heard with surprise and amazement the decision of the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court given to-day in the case of Regina v. Antonio Joze da Silva e Souza against whom an Information was signed by the Attorney General of this Colony for a Libel on Mr. MARQUES PEREIRA, the Procurador of Macao, and his Wife, published in the Echo do Povo, Newspaper, of the 3rd of May last, Printed and Published in this Colony in the Portuguese Language.\n\nThat we understand the decision of the Chief Justice to amount to this, viz.: That a Person residing Hongkong may Print and Publish a Libel in Hongkong upon any one in Macao, from the Governor downwards, and not be amenable to the Criminal Law of this Colony for the same.\n\nThat such a decision affects us greatly as a Community, most of whom are bound by ties of relationship or friendship with the residents of Macao, more especially as Macao is within such a short distance of, and in immediate connection with, Hongkong.\n\nThat if the before mentioned decision of the Chief Justice be a correct enunciation of the Law existing Hongkong, we humbly beg that Your Excellency will prevent the further continuance of such danger to the reputations of our relations and friends residing in Macao by some Legislative Enactments.\n\nAnd Your Memorialists as in duty bound will ever pray, &c.\n\nHONGKONG, 18th June, 1869.\n\n(Signed.) Agostinho B. Romano,\n\nVice Consul de Portugal.\n\n(Dr.) Alex. A dos Remedios,\n\n(Dr.) A. A. Lerin,\n\nand 130 others.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-138 - Sir MacDonnell - 1869 [6-7].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 278669, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-138 - Sir MacDonnell - 1869 [6-7]", "page_number": 238, "title": "CO129-138 - Sir MacDonnell - 1869 [6-7]", "content_text": "REPORT \n\n235 \n\nIn 9649/66 \n\nof the Attorney General on the Petition of the Portuguese Community of Hongkong in relation to the Decision of Chief Justice SMALE in the Case of REG. v. SOUZA.\n\nNo. 681, 1869.\n\n1. The Case of REG. v. Souza which has given rise to this Petition may be looked upon as a sequel to the Case of REG. v. SAINT, which was the subject of a recent Despatch from this Government to the Secretary of State. In my Report upon that Case which will be found at page 13 of the Printed Papers accompanying the Despatch referred to, I took occasion to observe that \"certain enemies and political opponents of the Macao Government, avail themselves of English and Portuguese Newspapers printed in Hongkong, where there is a large Portuguese Community, to make the gravest charges against the Officials of their own Settlement.\"\n\nSee Enclosure 1, Pages 1-3 and 7-8.\n\n2. In the first Case (REG. v. SAINT) the Defendant was the Editor of an English Newspaper, the Evening Mail. In the present Case (REG. v. SOUZA) the Defendant is the Editor of a Portuguese Newspaper, the Echo do Povo (Echo of the People).\n\n3. The latter Newspaper, which is noted for the audacious and malignant character of its Libels, recently published certain articles charging Mr. Marques PEREIRA, a gentleman holding the office of Procurador at Macao, with corrupt practices in the discharge of his official duties.\n\n4. One of those articles accuses him of having received Bribes from the Chinese through the instrumentality of his wife, and a particular instance is mentioned so circumstantially as to give a color of truth to the story; but from what I have heard here and at Macao, the general impression seems to be that the whole article is a tissue of falsehood. Mr. MARQUES PEREIRA instantly came to Hongkong, and prosecuted the Editor criminally.\n\n5. In the Case of REG. v. SAINT, the person libelled was Senhor AMARAL, late Governor of Macao, and afterwards Minister of Marine in Portugal, and Mr. H. J. BALL, who was Acting Attorney General during my absence, thought it desirable to file an ex officio Information. But the Chief Justice decided, upon a Demurrer to the Plea of Justification, that the Newspaper attack against Governor AMARAL did not amount to a Libel, and that the Acting Attorney General had no power to file an ex officio Information.\n\n6. The present Case of REG. v. Souza, however, was initiated by Mr. MARQUES PEREIRA as a Private Prosecution under Ordinance No. 3 of 1865. The Defendant was committed for Trial by the Magistrate, and after examining the Depositions, I signed the usual Information under Section 4 of the Ordinance, which is equivalent to the finding of a \"true Bill\" by a Grand Jury in England. The Prosecutor appeared at the Supreme Court by his Counsel in the manner provided by Sections 15 to 19.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-138 - Sir MacDonnell - 1869 [6-7].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 278671, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-138 - Sir MacDonnell - 1869 [6-7]", "page_number": 240, "title": "CO129-138 - Sir MacDonnell - 1869 [6-7]", "content_text": "20. It is most important, therefore, to ascertain whether the Attorney General can really be called upon to prosecute the Newspaper Editors of Hongkong at the risk and expense of this Government for the purpose of vindicating the character of private Individuals, for if so, I apprehend that the Attorney General's services and the assistance of the Colonial Exchequer will be very frequently invoked.\n\n21. The importance of the question must be my excuse for entering at such length upon it and I am very glad of the opportunity which presents itself in making this Report upon the Petition of the Portuguese Community to bring forward prominently the questions raised as to the position of the Attorney General in Criminal Cases, because the continual attacks which the Chief Justice makes upon me publicly in relation to these points tend to bring the administration of Justice into ridicule.\n\n22. Having now disposed of the questions affecting Criminal Prosecutions for Libel in general, I will proceed to remark upon the Decision given by the Chief Justice in the Case of REG. v. Souza.\n\n23. That Decision is correctly stated in the Petition to amount to this, viz.: \"That a Person residing in Hongkong may print and publish a Libel in Hongkong upon any one in Macao from the Governor downwards and not be amenable to the Criminal Law of this Colony for the same.”\n\n24. I, therefore, strongly recommend that no Legislation on the subject be attempted until a reference has been made to the Secretary of State, and the opinion of the Law Officers of the Crown has been obtained as to whether the Decision of the Chief Justice is correct,\n\n25. According to RUSSELL on Crimes by GREAVES, vol. 1, p. 323, it appears to have been considered that \"the remedies by Action and Indictment for Libels are co-extensive and may be regarded as on the same footing,\" and the writer after citing in a note the authorities for that proposition (STARKIE, HOLT, and a case in FORD's manuscripts) observes: \"This must be understood, however, of cases where the Libel, from its nature and subject, inflicts a private injury, and not of those cases in which the Public only can be said to be affected by the Libel.\"\n\n26. An instance of the latter description of Cases is where a Libel is published against a Foreigner of Distinction, calculated to excite Discord between the two Nations, and therefore to affect the Public. The Criminal Remedy in such Cases is by ex officio Information.\n\n27. But if, as would appear from the passage in RUSSELL on Crimes above cited, the Civil and Criminal Remedies are co-extensive in Cases of Private Libels, the Decision of the Chief Justice in REG. v. Souza must be erroneous.\n\n28. Thirty years ago it was decided in the Case of PISANI v. LAWSON that an Action for Libel will lie at the suit of an alien, who has never set his foot in England, and it was conceded in the argument of that Case that if the Plaintiff had come within the Jurisdiction for one hour the objection could not have been raised, which concession is conclusive in the Case of REG. v. Souza, for the Procurador of Macao came at once to Hongkong for the very purpose of prosecuting the Defendant,\n\n29. Chief Justice SMALE in his Judgment utterly ignores the passage from RUSSELL on Crimes above cited, and dismisses the important Case of PISANI v. LAWSON with the erroneous statement that the Decision turned upon the fact that the Plaintiff was in the employ of the British Minister at Constantinople, but it will be found on reference to the Reports of the Case that the Decision was founded on no such ground. \"If, (says Chief Justice TINDAL in that very Case), the Court were to hold that this excuse, (viz., that the Plaintiff was an alien residing out of the Jurisdiction) could prevail, some of the consequences which would flow from such a Decision would be very striking, and it would present our Laws in a very unfavorable light to strangers, if we were to say that foreigners cannot bring an Action for injuries committed in this country unless they come here first and especially when it is admitted that if they come here for a single hour their right to bring an Action would accrue.'\n\n30. It is true that the fact of the Plaintiff in that Case being the Dragoman of the English Embassy was urged on argument, but it is clear that all the Judgments (of which I annex a few extracts) proceeded upon the broad principle above expressed by Chief Justice TINDAL. Even were it otherwise, it was admitted that if the Dragoman had come within the Jurisdiction, the objection could not have been supported.\n\n31. I may mention that Prosecutions for Libels upon Foreigners residing out of the Jurisdiction have been instituted before this in the Supreme Court of Hongkong, and no such objection has ever been raised.\n\nMunnow, Editor Daily Press\n\nSOUZA, Editor Echo du Povo,\n\nBARON DO CERCAL\n\n32. I enclose a Report (from the Daily Press) of the Judgment delivered by Chief Justice SMALE in REG. v. Souza, a copy of which was furnished to the Newspapers for publication, and with reference to the passage in which he reiterates that he had not \"the advantage of the Attorney General's assistance,\" in these Libel Cases, I beg to state most distinctly that there is no foundation whatever for such a complaint. I have rendered him all the assistance in my power in reference to these Cases, both in Court and out of Court, and although I have certainly refused to give up any principle, I think that every Member of the Profession will be ready to testify that I have exercised great patience and forbearance during the \"scenes,\" which periodically arise in Court, owing partly to the natural irritability of the Chief Justice and partly to the peculiar views which he entertains as to the duties and position of the Attorney General. I can only say, in conclusion, that I shall be most thankful when these vexed questions are solved, for the present state of things recalls the old French Proverb cited by Lord BACON: \"Beaucoup de bruit, peu de fruit.\" And what is still more serious, it is bringing the Supreme Court of the Colony into contempt.\n\nJULIAN PAUNCEFOTE, Attorney General.\n\n5th July, 1869.\n\nNote. I have struck out a passage at the foot of page 14 in Enclosure No. 1, (Report on REG. v. SAINT) in which there is an error as to the Law of Costs in Libel cases.\n\nIt does not however affect the Case in the least degree.\n\nJ. P.\n\nPage 240\n\nPage 241", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-138 - Sir MacDonnell - 1869 [6-7].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 278684, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-138 - Sir MacDonnell - 1869 [6-7]", "page_number": 253, "title": "CO129-138 - Sir MacDonnell - 1869 [6-7]", "content_text": "HONGKONG.\n\nENCLOSURE No. 3\n\nin C. S. O. No. 1796.\n\nExtracts from the Judgments in\n\nthe Case of PISANI\n\nv. LAWSON (8 Scott, 180. 8 Dowling, P. C. 57.\n\n6 Bing, N. C. 30,\n\n3 Jurist, 1153.)\n\nThe Daily Press.\n\nHONGKONG, JUNE 19TH, 1869.\n\nSUPREME COURT.\n\nCRIMINAL SESSIONS.\n\nBEFORE CHIEF JUSTICE SMALE.\n\nThe June sessions were opened yesterday morning at 10 o'clock, and shortly after the Chief Justice gave judgment in the case of Regina v. Souza. He said :-\n\nThe Criminal Sessions having again been opened, it is incumbent on me to deliver my decision on the objection taken by Mr. Hayllar, for the defendant, to the information filed in this case. The questions are difficult. Ever since the argument, my attention has been much drawn to other important cases almost daily, so that I have not considered the case as fully as I could wish, and my arguments are less perfect than they would be if I had had more time or more robust health.\n\nIn this case, the Attorney-General has signed an information (the form here ordinarily substituted by Ordinance for a \"true bill\" by the grand jury in England) against the defendant for a misdemeanor. First count, in having published a defamatory libel in a newspaper, O Echo do Povo, in the Portuguese language, concerning Mr. Pereira, Procurador at Macao, at Victoria, on the 3rd of May last. Second count, for the same libel setting out the words charging Mr. Pereira with bribery, extortion, and corruption in his office at Macao, and with other acts as being punishable by Articles 318 and 314, of the Penal Code in force there.\n\nThe Attorney-General having declined to do so, Mr. Pollard, retained by Mr. Pereira, conducted the prosecution as one by a private person. Mr. Hayllar appeared for the defendant on the 18th of May last. He read an affidavit, dated the 18th of May, by defendant, in which it was deposed that Mr. Pereira was a domiciled inhabitant of Macao, under the jurisdiction of Portugal, and a Portuguese subject, and that he was resident in Macao, and that he was then in Hongkong solely for the purpose of this cause, and he asked that the information might be quashed on the ground that Mr. Pereira had no locus standi here to prosecute as a private prosecutor, and also that there was no power whatever to prosecute for this libel in this Court on several grounds, the main ground being that a libel on this foreigner, however respectable, is not distinguished as to be a subject for an ex-officio information.\n\nIn England, as tending to war, it was not within the Criminal Jurisdiction of this Court. At the conclusion of the argument, I reserved the benefit of the objection to be taken in arrest of judgment. On the 19th of May last, Mr. Hayllar pleaded a justification under Lord Campbell's Act, and thereupon issue was joined. The Defendant filed an affidavit to show that delay was necessary for his defence, and the prosecution filed an affidavit in answer. I adjourned the case until these June Sessions.\n\nOn this, Mr. Pollard urgently requested me to allow the question of Jurisdiction to be re-argued. I had in May great doubts as to my jurisdiction: but I thought it due to the prosecutor, Mr. Pereira, to allow him to make manifest the falsity of the libel, of paramount importance to all honourable minds, as I thought. If my decision had been left as it was, the innocence of the gentleman and lady charged by this libel might have been made manifest (assuming, as Mr. Pollard did, their entire innocence, which I do not question), and with strong moral grounds, which sometimes turn the scale in doubtful legal questions, the question of Jurisdiction might afterwards have been decided by me.\n\nTaking the position the prosecutor by his Counsel took, he has forced on for decision the legal before the moral question in this case. The question was re-argued on the 3rd instant. I should far exceed the limits of propriety if I were to comment fully on the able arguments on both sides, on the questions raised.\n\nFirst—whether any libel on any non-resident foreigner, not being \"distinguished\" according to the meaning of that word in Libel Law, can be the subject of criminal prosecution in any form in our Courts? Second—whether any such libel can be the subject of prosecution by the libelled prosecutor in a criminal prosecution conducted by and under the responsibility of himself alone, especially in this Colony, where there is, as I believe, a public prosecutor, the Attorney-General?\n\nRecurring eventually to the arguments on each side, but not discussing them specifically, I proceed to decide so much of the law as is necessary as to the points raised. Mr. Starkie divides remedies in respect of libels into two classes. First, \"Of a Civil nature, which give a remedy in damages to the injured individual.\" Second, \"Of a Criminal nature, which are devised for the security of the public.\"\n\nNow it is not necessary to consider the civil remedy of an alien for a libel very minutely. Mr. Pollard contended at great length that every alien friend resident abroad, as in France or Portugal, has a remedy by action for a libel published in England against him. Cases considered to support the right of action for libel by non-resident foreigners were cited.\n\nOf these, one case was, that of the Duke of Brunswick v. Harmer, 14 Q. B. 185, and the case, or rather series of cases, of the Duke of Brunswick v. Gregory were referred to; but in all these cases it was apparent that the Duke was resident and had a place of residence in England. And Pisani v. Lawson, 8 Dowl. P. C. 57, is, I believe, the only authority cited to the effect that an alien, never naturalised, but resident abroad at the date of the libel, can come into this country afterwards and sustain an action for the libel published while he was out of the jurisdiction.\n\nBut did that case decide the broad question? Pisani being a servant of the Queen in the Embassy at Constantinople, was for all English purposes within the Queen's protection. Mr. Smith, the author of Leading Cases, argued the question for the Plaintiff on that ground, and was content to obtain the judgment of the Court on that ground only.\n\nWithout, however, professing to have any opinion on this point, I assume that an alien friend resident abroad may bring a Civil action for libel on him. Why? Because an action on the case for libel, like other actions for tort, is transitory, and might be laid at Macao with a videlicet in Victoria in Hongkong.\n\nThis principle, however, does not apply to a criminal procedure in our courts for libel. I must here recur to Mr. Starkie's second division as to libels, i.e., treating them as of a Criminal nature, for the security of the public. Now indictable libels are well divided in \"Russell on Crimes,\" into nine classes, and it tends very much to the elucidation of the precise limits of Criminal Jurisdiction as to libel if the first eight of these classes are taken together, and considered in opposition to the ninth class of indictable libels.\n\nIn 1 Rees on C. and M., page 332, they are thus enumerated: 1. Against the Christian religion. 2. Against Morality. 3. Against the Constitution. 4. Against the King. 5. Against the two Houses of Parliament. 6. Against the Government. 7. Against the Magistrates and the administration of Justice. 8. Against private Individuals. 9. Against foreigners of distinction.\n\nEvery person must admit that the first seven classes above enumerated must be read (if expressed at full) with this limitation, within this country and not within any other country. Must the eighth class of libels against private individuals, be limited by the same words, within this country, and not within any other Country? This is the whole question.\n\nCriminal Laws, as distinguished from Civil remedies, are solely to repress acts against the peace, contra pacem, and the reason given by Hale and other text writers is that the indictment lies to prevent assaults or other breaches of the peace by the injured party—a ground not applicable to foreigners who are beyond the Queen's peace.\n\nIf all foreigners were included under the words \"private individuals,\" in the eighth class, the ninth class would be entirely unnecessary; but if no foreigner is included in class eight, then inasmuch as some, i.e., \"distinguished\" foreigners, are said to be for the benefit of the Sovereign protected from libel by the Criminal Law, this ninth class is necessary.\n\nPage 250\n\nIn9649/64", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-138 - Sir MacDonnell - 1869 [6-7].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 280127, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-141 - Public Offices - 1869", "page_number": 30, "title": "CO129-141 - Public Offices - 1869", "content_text": "Bourne Naval\n\n28\n\nAnthony, &.\n\nI am\n\non\n\nof the British\n\nauthority in China,\n\nMinister\n\nHave the\n\n...\n\nthe right\n\nacknowledging\n\nMajor-General Browne\n\ndespatch 20th August\n\n26/20 stating\n\n...\n\nregarding\n\nA\n\ndefinition\n\nSettlement of the Question\n\nby H.M. Minister in China & Procurator-General\n\nThe Senior Flag\n\nwill\n\nbe acknowledged by the\n\nEX.\n\nPage 30\n\nPage 31", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-141 - Public Offices - 1869.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 286092, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-154 - Public Offices - 1871", "page_number": 48, "title": "CO129-154 - Public Offices - 1871", "content_text": "# Crown \n## House of Commons \n### Agent \n\nthem in the Colony. I would suggest that Crown Agents, acting with respect, pray to advertise for men, laying application from the Metropolitan, City, and Dublin. It could be entertained, & not being particular in the matter of age if men otherwise reliable present themselves.\n\nHis last year was of great importance to reinforce the HK Militia...\n\n...was possible. \n\n## In 7/71 \n## 11 Feb 1871 \n## det 1871 \n\nSir, \n\nAgents to Sir Richard MacDonnell. \n47 Spring Gardens, Str. \n19 October 1871.\n\nLetter to you the \n\nAdvertising to my letter of the 22th ultimo, respecting constables required for the Hong Kong Police Force, I transmit to you, for your information, copy of a letter from the Colonial Office on the subject.\n\nI transmit also copies of letters from the Inspector General of the Irish Police, and from the Procurator Fiscal at Edinburgh, from which it appears that no assistance can be looked for from the former, but that the latter has no doubt a number of good men could be procured for Hong Kong, provided the remuneration is satisfactory.\n\nfir Richard MacConnell \n...of Curzon Street \nMastair \nThe", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-154 - Public Offices - 1871.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 286100, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-154 - Public Offices - 1871", "page_number": 56, "title": "CO129-154 - Public Offices - 1871", "content_text": "## Houst \n55 \nof Comm \nAdini \nAgen \n\nthe Agents ... it may \nbe \nremarked that looking at \nthe weak state of the Rollie Zone Find Cimberley had thrown to \nit describle & Encrease \nnumber from 40 \nto \nthe \nsplendid \nfor it 45. The Lumber now \nsent out. \n\nAffiome that the Aguila \nhas afforded?. \nU12 Du \nVery satisfactory. To proceed. \npending approval \nhaving sent the men Rover `18/12`. \n13 \nMen De `13/71` \n... \nthe cheape \nR Dec `14/71` \nstate they have done \n& beg \nto convey \ntheir thanks to Procurator \n... General Lands Department's ... for the kind assistance \n...", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-154 - Public Offices - 1871.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 287488, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-157 - Sir MacDonnell Acting Governor Sir Kennedy - 1872 [4-5]", "page_number": 58, "title": "CO129-157 - Sir MacDonnell Acting Governor Sir Kennedy - 1872 [4-5]", "content_text": "Filing of power of attorney. Person proceeding without authority. In what names. In what cases certain members of or agent for any co-partnership may be sued. Effect of judgment in such cases. Security for costs. Where personal service cannot be effected. Service out of jurisdiction. How to be effected.\n\n258. Where such act done or proceeding taken by an attorney, procurator, or agent, the power of attorney, or instrument constituting the procurator or agent, or any authenticated copy thereof, must be filed in the Court before or at the commencement of the proceedings.\n\nWhere the authority is special and has reference only to the particular proceeding to be taken, the original document itself must be filed.\n\nWhere the authority is general or has reference to other matters in which the attorney, procurator, or agent is empowered to act, an authenticated copy of such document may be filed.\n\nThe authority, whether general or special, must be distinct and clear, so as to satisfy the Court that the person professing to act thereon has such authority as he claims to exercise.\n\n259. Any person doing any act or taking any proceeding in the Court in the name or on behalf of another person, not being lawfully authorized thereunto, and knowing himself not to be so authorized, is guilty of a contempt of Court.\n\nProceedings by or against Partnerships or Agents.\n\n260. Proceedings by or on behalf of or against a partnership solely or jointly must be taken in the several names of the partners as individuals, and not in the name of the firm or otherwise.\n\n261. In the following cases, namely:-\n\n1. Where some of the members of a co-partnership carrying on business within the Colony are unknown;\n\n2. Where some of the members of such co-partnership are absent from the Colony;\n\n3. Where business is carried on in the Colony by an agent on behalf of any person or persons who is or are out of the jurisdiction;\n\nEvery such partnership may be sued in the name of any one or more members thereof within the jurisdiction or in the name of such agent as aforesaid.\n\n262. Every judgment obtained or order made in any such action as last aforesaid shall have the same effect and operation upon the persons and property both real and personal of such co-partnership and of the several members thereof, whether such property be joint or separate, as if every member of such co-partnership had been actually and in fact a defendant in the action, and every such judgment or order may be enforced against all such property as in ordinary cases of the like nature.\n\nPlaintiff out of Jurisdiction.\n\n263. Where a plaintiff, whether suing alone or suing jointly, is out of the jurisdiction of the Court, or is only temporarily resident within it, he must give security for costs and fees by deposit, or by bond in the penal sum of Five hundred Dollars.\n\nThe Court may at any time during the suit or proceeding either on its own motion or on the application of any defendant order him to give further or better security for costs and fees, and may direct proceedings to be stayed in the meanwhile.\n\nService.\n\n264. Where it appears to the Court that for any reason service of a petition, notice, summons, decree, order or other document of which service is required cannot be effected, the Court may order that service be effected either:\n\n(i) By delivery of the document to be served, together with the order for service, to some adult inmate at the usual or last known place of abode or business within the jurisdiction of the person to be served; or\n\n(ii) By delivery thereof to some agent within the jurisdiction of the person to be served, or to some other person within the jurisdiction through whom it appears to the Court there is a reasonable probability that the document and order served will come to the knowledge of the person to be served; or\n\n(iii) By advertisement in some newspapers circulating within the jurisdiction; or\n\n(iv) By notice put up at the Court, or at some other place of public resort within the jurisdiction.\n\n265. The Court may direct service to be made out of the jurisdiction in the following cases--\n\n(i) Where the Court is satisfied by affidavit or otherwise that the cause of action arose within the jurisdiction;\n\n(ii) Where before the commencement of this Ordinance, parties to a suit in equity might have been served out of the jurisdiction.\n\n266. It shall be lawful for the Court to order that such service may be effected through the medium of the Post Office, or otherwise to fix the time within which an appearance shall be entered by the defendant, and to give any other directions with reference to such service which it may think fit.\n\nNo service in a civil suit shall be made on Sunday, Christmas Day, or Good Friday.\n\nPage 57", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-157 - Sir MacDonnell Acting Governor Sir Kennedy - 1872 [4-5].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 290129, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-161 - Public Offices - 1872", "page_number": 293, "title": "CO129-161 - Public Offices - 1872", "content_text": "War\n\nLand Board\n\nMiscellaneous\n\nI remember the year\n\ndahobes now. This was during\n\ntwo Governorships. I was about this year in connection with the gold escort troop. I was then severely wounded\n\nin an encounter with bushrangers, I returned to England. I was afterwards Superintendent of Police in\n\n(I am now nearly five years of age).\n\nas\n\nwas connected with the London Police. It was as a Superintendent of Police and was attached to the Home Secretary's Office. I have performed special duties in various parts of England, Birmingham\n\n& Manchester for instance. Altogether I was about ten years I suppose in these towns and in some of the English Counties. At that time the Police Act had just been passed and the services of experienced officers\n\nwere greatly in request. I was sent to various places & to form or perfect their Police forces.\n\nI was afterwards sent to Scotland, where I was under the Sheriff of Lanarkshire. I held the local rank of Lieutenant which is equivalent to that of Superintendent. I was specially employed\n\nin Edinburgh & other places in enforcing Forbes-Mackenzie Act. I was in Scotland less than two years. I sometimes acted as Deputy Procurator Fiscal.\n\nIn 1862 the Duke of Newcastle appointed Inspector of Police in the Mauritius, where I remained till I came to Hong Kong.\n\nIn my capacity as Inspector of Police, I commanded a Police district, I also acted as Commissioner and Deputy Procurator-General. I prosecuted all cases up to the Assizes. The appointment\n\nof Inspector\n\nMauritius\n\nis superior in every way to that of Superintendent\n\n288\n\nAttention\n\nHong Kong. I had £800 per\n\nAnnum in all in the Mauritius\n\nFebruary 29th 1872.\n\nThe Regiment I was in was the Fifth\n\nDragoons. I was a\n\nCornet. This was in\n\n1813\n\nI was specially attached to the Home Secretary's Office with the title of Superintendent of Police. My\n\nSalary was £200 per annum with travelling allowances. There are many Superintendents of\n\nPolice in London, I fancy the rank of Superintendent of Police at home does not equal that of Superintendent of Police\n\nin Hong Kong. A Superintendent is higher than an Inspector.\n\nI beg\n\nleave to submit my printed testimonials. I was specially sent down from London to Birmingham\n\nand Manchester & to obtain some\n\ninformation for the Home Secretary. On one occasion, I was employed in\n\nLancashire, investigating disturbances which had taken place, for eighteen months.\n\nMy appointments are correctly reported in The Colonial Office List for 1871.\n\nI was frequently sent about from County to County to organise the Police. I was sent to Sussex for instance, to Chichester. In Wiltshire I was at Devizes. At Brighton there\n\nwas a Borough force. In Berkshire I was at Reading.\n\nI cannot state the year\n\nin which I was in Lanarkshire under the Sheriff Archibald Alison.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-161 - Public Offices - 1872.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 290199, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-161 - Public Offices - 1872", "page_number": 363, "title": "CO129-161 - Public Offices - 1872", "content_text": "Land\n\n/c\n\nJane\n\nWhere the circumstances of the Case appear to the Court so to require, for reasons to be recorded in the minutes of proceedings, the Court may, in like manner take the evidence of any Witness at any time in the course of the proceedings in any Suit or application as preparatory to the Hearing of the Suit or application, or may direct the Registrar to take such evidence in like manner, and the evidence so taken may be used at the Hearing of the Suit or application, saving just exceptions.\n\nThe evidence shall be taken in like manner, as nearly as may be, as evidence at the Hearing of a Suit, and then the note of the evidence shall be read over to the Witness and tendered to him for Signature; and if he refuse to sign it the Court or the Registrar or the Case may be, shall add a note of his refusal, and the evidence may be used as if he had signed it.\n\nEvidence may be taken in like manner on the application of any person, before Suit instituted, where it is shown to the Satisfaction of the Court on oath that the person applying has good reason to apprehend that a Suit will be instituted against him in the Court, and that some person, within the Jurisdiction at the time of application, can give material evidence respecting the subject of the apprehended Suit, but that he is about to leave the Jurisdiction, or that from some other cause the person applying will lose the benefit of his evidence if it be not at once taken. Provided always that the Court may upon granting such application impose any terms or conditions with reference to the examination of such witness and the admission of his evidence as to the Court may seem reasonable.\n\nWitness dead, insane, or not appearing.\n\nWhere any person who might give evidence in any Suit or matter is dead, or is, or unavoidably absent at the time his evidence might be taken, or for any reason considered sufficient the Court cannot appear to give evidence in the Suit or Matter, the Court may, if it thinks fit, receive proof of any evidence given by him in any former judicial proceeding; provided that the subject matter of such former judicial proceeding was substantially the same as that of the existing Suit, and that the parties to the existing Suit were parties to it or bound by it, and in it had cross-examined or had an opportunity of cross-examining the witness of whose evidence proof is so to be given.\n\nAdmission and Inspection of Documents.\n\nWhere all parties to a Suit are competent to make admission, any party may call on any other party by notice filed in the Court and served under Order of the Court, to admit any document, saving just exceptions.\n\nIn Case of refusal or neglect to admit, the costs of proof of the document shall be paid by the party refusing or neglecting, whatever be the result of the cause, unless the Court is of opinion that the refusal or neglect to admit was reasonable.\n\nNo costs of proof of any document shall be allowed unless such notice has been given, except in Cases where the omission to give the notice has in the opinion of the Court produced a saving of expense.\n\nThe Court may in its discretion at any time before hearing on the application of the parties to the Proceeding before the Court, grant an order to the party making the application to inspect all or any documents in the Custody or under the control of the opposite party relating to such proceeding and if necessary to take examined copies of the same.\n\nMISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS.\n\nAttorneys and Agents.\n\nEvery person doing any act or taking any proceeding in the Court as Plaintiff, or otherwise must do so in his own name and not otherwise, and either by himself or by his attorney, procurator, or agent thereunto lawfully authorized in writing.\n\nWhere such act done or proceeding taken by an attorney, procurator, or agent, the power of attorney, or instrument constituting the procurator or agent, or any authenticated copy thereof, must be filed in the Court before or at the commencement of the proceedings.\n\nWhere the authority is special and has reference only to the particular proceeding to be taken, the original document itself must be filed,\n\nWhere the authority is general or has reference to other matters in which the attorney, procurator, or agent is empowered to act, an authenticated copy of such document may be filed.\n\nThe authority, whether general or special, must be distinct and clear, so as to satisfy the Court that the person professing to act thereon has such authority as he claims to exercise.\n\nPage 358\n\nwould int about\n\n1. th\n\nहे", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-161 - Public Offices - 1872.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 291360, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-164 - Sir Kennedy - 1873 [7-9]", "page_number": 39, "title": "CO129-164 - Sir Kennedy - 1873 [7-9]", "content_text": "# CHAPTER I.\n## THE INSTITUTION OF SUITS.\n\n### Register of Civil Suits.\nVI. The Registrar shall keep a book called the Register of Civil Suits, which shall be in the form contained in the first Schedule to this Code, or as near thereto as circumstances permit, and shall contain the entries specified in the said form, and every suit or proceeding however instituted under the Provisions of this Code, shall be numbered in each year according to the order in which the same shall be commenced.\n\n### Attorneys and Agents.\nVII. Every person doing any act, or taking any proceeding in the Court as plaintiff, or otherwise, must do so in his own name and not otherwise, and either by himself or by his attorney, procurator, or agent thereunto lawfully authorised in writing.\n\n2. Where such act done or proceeding taken by an attorney, procurator, or agent, the Court may order that the power of attorney, or instrument constituting the procurator or agent, or any authenticated copy thereof, be filed in the Court before or at the commencement of, or during the proceedings.\n\n3. Where the authority is special and has reference only to the particular proceeding to be taken, the original document itself must be filed; but where the authority is general or has reference to other matters in which the attorney, procurator, or agent is empowered to act, an authenticated copy of such document may be filed.\n\n4. The authority, whether general or special, must be distinct and clear, so as to satisfy the Court that the person professing to act thereon has such authority as he claims to exercise.\n\n5. Any person doing any act or taking any proceeding in the Court in the name or on behalf of another person, not being lawfully authorised thereunto, and knowing himself not to be so authorised, is guilty of a contempt of Court.\n\n### Service of Process.\nVIII. No service in a civil suit shall be made on Sunday, Christmas Day, or Good Friday.\n\n2. Unless in any case the Court thinks it just and expedient otherwise to direct, service shall be personal, that is, the document to be served shall be delivered into the hands of the person to be served: Provided always, that where the duly authorised attorney of the person to be served shall undertake to accept service on behalf of his client, service upon such attorney shall be equivalent to personal service on the client, and all further service in the suit or proceeding, may be made by delivering the instrument to be served to such attorney or by leaving the same at his place of business.\n\n3. Where it appears to the Court that for any reason personal service of a writ, petition, notice, summons, decree, order, or other document of which service is required cannot be conveniently effected, the Court may order that service be effected either:\n\n| Method | Description |\n| --- | --- |\n| (a) | By delivery of the document to be served, together with the order for service, to some adult inmate at the usual or last known place of abode or business within the Colony of the person to be served; or |\n| (b) | By delivery thereof to some agent within the Colony of the person to be served, or to some other person within the Colony through whom it appears to the Court there is a reasonable probability that the document and order served will come to the knowledge of the person to be served; or |\n| (c) | By advertisement in some newspaper circulating within the Colony; or |\n| (d) | By notice put up at the Court, or at some other place of public resort, or at the usual or last known place of abode or business of the person to be served, within the Colony. |", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-164 - Sir Kennedy - 1873 [7-9].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 295605, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-170 - Sir Kennedy - 1875 [1-3] -- Acting Governor Austin - 1875 [3-6]", "page_number": 67, "title": "CO129-170 - Sir Kennedy - 1875 [1-3] -- Acting Governor Austin - 1875 [3-6]", "content_text": "# THE HONG KONG TIMES.\n## HONG KONG, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1874.\n\nThe Boletim do Governo of 31st ultimo publishes the Regulation for Asiatic Passengers and their transport by the port of Macao. It is composed of three sections, covering twenty-six articles, followed by some instructions to be observed on board passengers' ships, a dietary schedule and a table of rations to be calculated according to the duration of the voyage. The whole thing is a mutatis mutandis of the Chinese Passengers' Act, and looks very proper indeed on paper. As to its workings, by the old folks, callous in the old modus operandi, I will keep a sharp look-out, and shall not allow the public to be deceived by regulations that do not rule, as was the case with former ones framed for the coolie-trade.\n\nThe following is a resumé of the new regulations, viz:--\n| Article | Description |\n| --- | --- |\n| Art. 1 | Permits the embarkation of all Asiatics in the full enjoyment of his liberty, and not subjected to any contracts. |\n| Art. 2 | Brokers are not recognized. |\n| Art. 3 | Asiatic passengers to be considered as any other passengers. |\n| Art. 4 | Passengers to be provided with passports, which shall not be given to criminals, whose rendition is claimed by treaty, and to youths without the sanction of their parents or tutors. |\n| Art. 5 | All barracoons are prohibited. |\n| Art. 6 | Iron grates, prisons, and other restrictions on board ships carrying Asiatic passengers are strictly prohibited. |\n| Art. 7 | All ships carrying over 80 passengers for a voyage of more than seven days' duration are considered, for all purposes of this ordinance, as a passenger ship. All ships, which, on voyage of more than seven days, transport less than 30 passengers will only be required to observe that part of this regulation which guarantees the liberty of the passengers. In all cases passports must be provided. |\n| Art. 8 | Ships to be provided with special license from the Harbour Master. |\n| Art. 9 | Provides for the fittings, accommodation, ventilation, and separate place in case of female passengers. |\n| Art. 10 | Health officers to inspect the ships and to see that all sanitary requisitions are complied with. |\n| Art. 11 | Captains of ships to sign a note for the true delivery of all passengers at the port of their destination, and for the due observance of all orders and instructions emanating either from the Harbour Master or from the Health officer. |\n| Art. 12 | Ships to carry interpreters to be approved of by the Procurador. |\n| Art. 13 | Ships carrying over 50 passengers to be provided with a doctor and medicines; if over 200 passengers, two doctors. |\n| Art. 14 | No ships are permitted to leave with passengers against the monsoon. |\n| Art. 15 | Consignees or Captains of ships carrying passengers to sign a bond with sureties for $4,000, for the due fulfilment of this ordinance. |\n| Art. 16 | Passengers committing any offence, while in the port of Macao, to be landed and tried by the competent tribunals. |\n| Art. 17 | No ships to keep passengers on board more than three days without leaving for sea. |\n| Art. 18 | Police guards to be stationed on board ships during the three days previous to sailing. The guards to be changed daily. |\n| Art. 19 | Before departure of ships carrying passengers, the Harbour Master, accompanied by a gentleman to be appointed by the Governor, with one or more interpreters, shall visit the ship, and question the passengers, and in case any of them refuse to proceed on the voyage, the same shall be landed, and the passage money forfeited. Ship's papers to be examined and the exact number of passengers noted down. Ships to be searched that no passenger is concealed. |\n| Art. 20 | Ships not complying with any of the clauses of this Ordinance to be detained and the Captain fined. |\n| Art. 21 | The examining functionaries to sign the clearance in duplicate, one copy to be delivered to the Captain and the other to be kept at the Colonial Secretary's office. |\n| Art. 22 | After the visit, as prescribed in art. 19, no more passengers shall be received on board. |\n| Art. 23 | The Macao Government shall forward a list of passengers to the Consul at the place for which they are destined, who shall confront it with the Captain's list on his arrival. |\n| Art. 24 | ... |\n| Art. 25 | All contraventions against the prescriptions of the present regulation to be dealt with according to the existing laws. |\n| Art. 26 | This regulation shall not invalidate any contract the Government may enter into with any labourers destined for Portuguese possessions. |\n\n**HENRIQUE DE CASTRO, Secretary General.**\n\nColonial Secretary's Office, Macao, 29th Jan, 1874.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-170 - Sir Kennedy - 1875 [1-3] -- Acting Governor Austin - 1875 [3-6].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 302018, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-181 - Governor Hennessy - 1878 [1-8]", "page_number": 179, "title": "CO129-181 - Governor Hennessy - 1878 [1-8]", "content_text": "# THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 16TH FEBRUARY, 1878.\n\nHappily the Chinese Government and private individuals are exerting themselves in the latter, and large contributions have been raised and forwarded both in money and food to the Famine stricken districts.\n\nBut the whole is of course utterly inadequate to meet the wants of the case, and Missionaries alike Catholic and Protestant, are engaged to the utmost of their ability in the work of distribution and more are ready to enter on it, if means are provided for the purpose. Urgent appeals are to hand for aid, and the Relief Committee here have resolved on adopting the same line of action that was pursued last year, namely, canvassing the foreign settlements at this place, writing to the outports, including Hongkong and Japan, and, in addition, to telegraph to England and America.\n\nLast year the Colony of Hongkong responded liberally to the appeals that were made for Shantung, and the necessities of the case compel us to renew our appeals this year, also in the hope that they will be as effective as they were then.\n\nWe have been appointed to write your Excellency for this purpose, and to lay the matter before you, requesting that such means may be carried out at Hongkong, as may be thought most suitable. Your kind attention to this will be the occasion of much thankfulness to the members of our Relief Committee and it is desired that any monies contributed for the object may be sent to the Treasurer of the Fund, F. W. LEMARCHAND, Esq., Agra Bank, Shangbai.\n\nHis Excellency \nThe Governor of Hongkong, \n&c., \n&c.\n\nWe have, &c. \nWM. MUIRHEAD, \nHon. Sec., China Famine Relief Fund. \nE. REEVES PALMER, \nMinister of Union Church, Shanghai.\n\n## R. C. MISSION HOUSE, HONGKONG, 7th February, 1878.\n\nEXCELLENCY,-The appalling news of the horrors of famine, which I almost daily receive from the North of China, compels me to recur to the generosity of the heart of Your Excellency, craving for a relief for so many famine-stricken fellow-creatures. As Procurator of the Sacred Congregation of Propaganda Fide, I continually receive letters from the heads of the Italian Missions, that is the Provinces of Shen-Shi, Shan-Shi and Honan, the Provinces most suffering from famine. My great friend the Right Reverend Bishop VOLONTERI, Vicar Apostolic of Honan, well known here in Hongkong where he worked as Missionary for 10 years and who made the so widely spread chart of the San-on district) writes me in date of 12th January, that the horrors of famine are so great, that fathers are seen eating the corpse of their children, and children assisting at the death of their fathers, eating them immediately as they have expired. Indeed the local Mandarins do something, but quite powerless for so many dying people in those huts where at times some 5 or 6 thousand people collected receive a daily soup by the Government, some 60 or 100 corpses are extracted every day.\n\nAfter such terrible description of the horrors of famine, the Right Reverend Bishop VOLONTERI, and the Right Reverend Bishop LING, Vicar Apostolic of Shan-Shi pray me to do all that lay in my power to find some relief for so many poor creatures, whom they are condemned to see dying every hour around them, unable as they are through poverty to stretch forth their hands to help them. I urged by such pitiful motives take courage to put my humble petition for some relief in the hands of Your Excellency, knowing the sincere feelings of charity which animates your heart, and hoping that the Colonial Government, which was so liberal last year for the poor people of Shantung Province will also come to the help of those of Shan-Shi and Honan.\n\nI have, &c., \nG. BURGHIGNOLI, \nProcurator of Propaganda Fide.\n\nHis Excellency \nJOHN POPE HENNESSY, C.M.G., \nGovernor of Hongkong, \n&c., \n&c., \n&c.\n\n# THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 16TH FEBRUARY, 1878.\n\n## GOVERNMENT HOUSE, MADRAS, 11th January, 1878.\n\nSIR,-I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of two drafts amounting to Rupees 543.10.4, towards the Famine Relief Fund.\n\nI beg that you will convey to Bishop RAIMONDI and to the Officers and Men of the Portuguese Gun-vessel Tejo, my best thanks for the remittance.\n\nI remain, &c., \nBUCKINGHAM AND CHANDOS.\n\nHis Excellency JOHN POPE HENNESSY, Esq., \nGovernor of Hongkong.\n\n## GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.\n\n### TEACHING OF ENGLISH IN THE GOVERNMENT SCHOOLS.\n\nThe following Letters and Minutes are published for general information.\n\nBy Command, \nColonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 15th February, 1878.\n\n[No. 15.] \nJ. GARDINER AUSTIN, \nColonial Secretary.\n\nHONGKONG, 28th January, 1878.\n\nSIR,-Referring to your Letter No. 132 of the 2nd March last, informing me of the Secretary of State's approval of the proposal for introducing a system of payment by results in the Government Schools of the Colony, I have the honour to report as follows:-\n\nThe Schools ranked as very good are the\n1. Tang-lung Chau (Púnti) School.\n2. Wantsai School.\n3. Stanley School.\n\nThe Schools ranked as good are the-\n1. Sai Ying-pún (Púnti) School.\n2. Há Wán School.\n3. Shéung Wán School.\n4. Shán-ki Wán School.\n5. Girls' School.\n6. Tang-lung Chau (Hakka) School.\n7. Ap-li Chau School.\n8. Shek-t'ong Tsúi School.\n9. Ta'at Tsz-múi School.\n\n| Rank | Payment |\n| --- | --- |\n| 5 Masters | $25 each |\n| 7 Masters | $15 each |\n\nTotal, $230.00 \n($125.00 + $105.00)\n\nThis payment comes under the denomination of Grants-in-Aid. I have already, in my Letter No. 3 of 7th instant, (C.S.O. No. 38), reported that the Grants-in-Aid this year are in excess of the sum voted for the purpose. I trust, however, that His Excellency the Governor, on considering the circumstances of the present year, will not object to making provision for this further sum; and I shall be glad if the Warrant for payment is issued in time to enable me to pay the Masters on the 1st proximo, before they go home for their New Year holidays.\n\nI have the honour to be, \nSir, \nYour most obedient Servant, \nFREDERICK STEWART, \nInspector of Schools.\n\nThe Honourable J. GARDINER AUSTIN, C.M.G., \nColonial Secretary, \n&c., \n&c., \n&c.\n\n## No. 30. GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.\n\nThe following letter from His Grace the Duke of BUCKINGHAM AND CHANDOS, dated Government House, Madras, 11th January, 1878, is published for general information.\n\nBy Command, \nColonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 15th February, 1878.\n\nJ. GARDINER AUSTIN, \nColonial Secretary.\n\n### Minute by His Excellency the Governor.\n\nI have already sanctioned the extra payments in accordance with Mr. STEWART's recommendation, subject to the approval of the Legislative Council.\n\nOn visiting some of these Village Schools, I found the Schoolmasters could not speak a word of English, and as far as I could ascertain, none of the pupils had any knowledge of English.\n\nPossibly, in some of the Government Schools I have not yet been able to visit, there may be instruction in English; I should therefore be glad if Mr. STEWART would make out a list of the Schoolmasters of the Village Schools, marking in each case, those who can teach English, and those who cannot. Also the total number of pupils in each Village School, and the number in each that can speak English.\n\nJ. POPE HENNESSY, \n29th January, 1878.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-181 - Governor Hennessy - 1878 [1-8].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 303559, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-184 - Governor Hennessy - 1879 [1-5]", "page_number": 151, "title": "CO129-184 - Governor Hennessy - 1879 [1-5]", "content_text": "## \n147\n\nhis administration of the Contagious Diseases Act advances, I said I refrained from entering into various details alluded to in the correspondence of which he complained was before the Contagious Diseases Commissioners and I had not then seen.\n\nIn the absence of the Procurator General, I may state that Francisca Berger as voluntarily submitting herself to medical examination at a house which on the preceding day was recorded as \"opposite to the door of the Roman Catholic College,\" - although from a note on the papers, he was no doubt aware of the fact that on the 29th of October 1868 this same woman had been fined $24 for keeping a brothel.\n\n2. I forward by this mail (despatch 1930 of the 17th March 1873) various Minutes and papers relating to the localities where Brothels were licensed will be found on pp. 235/242.\n\n3. It will be seen that on the 15th of February 1870 W. C. C. Smith registers a woman named ... and fines her $10 for keeping a disorderly house and $10 for contempt of Court. This woman is again referred to in the first and second paragraphs of Mr. Smith's Memorandum of 18th April 1871 (p. 238) in which Mr. Smith throws upon Bishop Raimondi and the woman's neighbours the onus of proving...", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-184 - Governor Hennessy - 1879 [1-5].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 319471, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-205 - Public Offices - 1882", "page_number": 26, "title": "CO129-205 - Public Offices - 1882", "content_text": "# Medical Act, 1858, Amendment\n## 42 VICT.\n\n### Application of fines and penalties. Amendment of law as to certificates of medical practitioners for purposes of Lunacy Acts.\n\n28. All fines under this Act, save as herein expressly provided, and all penalties under the Medical Act, 1858, shall, notwithstanding anything in any Act relating to municipal corporations or to the metropolitan police courts, or in any other Act, public or local, be paid to the treasurer of the General Medical Council.\n\n29. Where by an Act relating to lunatics or lunatic asylums a certificate is required from a physician, surgeon, apothecary, or medical practitioner, such certificate may be given by any registered medical practitioner in any part of the United Kingdom.\n\nIf a medical practitioner gives under or for the purposes of any such Act a certificate which states or certifies anything falsely, or a certificate for admitting a lunatic into an asylum, hospital, or house in which such practitioner or his father, son, brother, or other relative, or his partner is interested, or of which he is the medical attendant, he shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and be liable to fine or imprisonment, or both; but nothing in this section shall subject to fine or imprisonment a medical superintendent or consulting or assistant physician of an asylum, not being a private asylum, for giving any certificate which he is expressly authorised to give by any Act relating to lunatics or lunatic asylums in Scotland.\n\nA person, not being a registered medical practitioner, who under or for the purposes of any such Act signs a certificate in which he is described as a physician, surgeon, apothecary, or medical practitioner, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and liable to fine or imprisonment, or both.\n\nA medical practitioner who under or for the purposes of any such Act gives a certificate without having seen and carefully examined the person named therein, or in any way gives the same contrary to the provisions of such Act, shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding fifty pounds.\n\n30. Where the certificate in respect of which the offence was committed purported to be granted under or for the purposes of an Act relating to lunatics or lunatic asylums in England, an offence against this section, wherever committed, may be prosecuted and a fine under this section may be recovered by the secretary to the Commissioners in Lunacy, or by the clerk of any visitors of houses licensed for the reception of lunatics, or by the clerk of any committee of visitors of an asylum for lunatics, or by some person authorised by the Attorney or Solicitor General for England, or such commissioners or visitors, and not otherwise.\n\nWhere the certificate in respect of which the offence was committed purported to be granted under or for the purposes of an Act relating to lunatics or lunatic asylums in Scotland, an offence against this section, wherever committed, may be prosecuted, and a fine under this section may be recovered, on proceedings taken by the procurator fiscal or by the secretary to the General Board of Lunacy in Scotland, or by some person authorised by such Board of Lunacy, and not otherwise.\n\nAll fines under this section shall be payable and applied in like manner as penalties under the Act relating to the certificate in respect of which the offence was committed.\n\n### Amendment as to medical officers in ships\n\n30. Nothing in the Medical Act, 1858, shall prevent a person holding a medical diploma entitling him to practise medicine or surgery in a British possession from holding an appointment in a vessel registered in that possession, or prevent a person holding such medical diploma or diplomas granted in a British possession as are deemed to be recognised diploma or diplomas for the purposes of this Act from holding an appointment in a vessel registered in or clearing from any British possession.\n\n### Saving for right of Archbishop of Canterbury\n\n31. Nothing in this Act shall interfere with any right of the Archbishop of Canterbury to grant, as heretofore, the degree of doctor in medicine as an honorary distinction, so, however, that such degree be granted only to a person who is registered in the medical register, or who, having been so registered, continues to be entitled to be registered in the medical register.\n\n### Validity of scheme, &c.\n\n32. An order confirming a scheme or examination rules under this Act, and the scheme and rules therein referred to, shall be deemed to have been duly made and authorised by this Act, and the validity thereof shall not be questioned in any legal proceedings whatever.\n\nEvery such order, together with the scheme and rules therein referred to, shall be laid before both Houses of Parliament as soon as conveniently may be after it is made, if Parliament be then in session, and if not, after the beginning of the then next session of Parliament.\n\n### Service of notices\n\n33. Subject to the other provisions of this Act, all notices and documents required by or for the purposes of this Act to be sent may be sent by post, and shall be deemed to have been received at the time when the letter containing the same would be delivered in the ordinary course of post; and in proving such sending it shall be sufficient to prove that the letter containing the notice or document was prepaid, and properly addressed, and put into the post.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-205 - Public Offices - 1882.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 325285, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-215 - Governor Sir Bowen - 1884 [1-4]", "page_number": 545, "title": "CO129-215 - Governor Sir Bowen - 1884 [1-4]", "content_text": "543\n\nepsias Maning of\n\n1. Captain Superintendent of Police.\n\n3.\n\n4\n\n& Police magistrate.\n\n& and 7. Deputy Registrars General.\n\nThe following\n\naaaao saic me\n\ntoms wie Boloutine giling 1. Assistant Colonial Secretary\n\nCiruas\n\nb. Assistant Post master.\n\najslönt General\n\n\"When the offices of Colonial Secretary and Post master General are, as at present held by the same person, which is considered the most convenient arrangement! This list of offices for which cadets will have a preferential claim will\n\nfors pects\n\nand Secretary\n\n& Councilor.\n\nTreasurer.\n\npran rene\n\n4. Post Master General in the Colony.\n\n5. Procurator General.\n\nSuBancy\n\nare at present apparent.\n\nThat one Kiloku\n\npresents a Claim For the vacancy\n\nwhich now presents itself. He is in\n\na certain manner\n\na covenanted servant of\n\nThe", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-215 - Governor Sir Bowen - 1884 [1-4].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 329275, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-223 - Governor Sir Bowen Acting Governor Marsh & Others - 1885 [11-12]", "page_number": 54, "title": "CO129-223 - Governor Sir Bowen Acting Governor Marsh & Others - 1885 [11-12]", "content_text": "# Hong Kong\n## No. 21981\n### DESPATCH\n\nNo. 21981 \nIREC? \nSEC. 21 DEC 35/ \n53 \n\n## Governor \nNo. 430 \nDate 13 Dec 1885 \nRef to previous Paper 5 Feb 86 \n\nC \nfurther \n**Subject** \nIncorporation of the Procurator for the Dominican missions in the Far East, into Registry.\n\nLondon to draft bill for approval, with copy of correspondence on subject.\n\n### Minutes\n\nThis is an application by the Procurator of the Dominican missions for incorporation for the purpose of holding and transmitting property, and it is likely that the heads of other missions will also apply. In this case, the Attorney General has very properly asked for information as to the status of the Mission and of the application being made with this approval, and the Foreign Secretary asks that if the Law Officers approve the incorporation in principle, they should allow it to take effect without waiting for the Attorney General to be satisfied as to the sufficiency of the wording which he has circulated for approval.\n\n... Cost of the mission ...\n\nthat he may be informed by telegraph at once if there is no objection to allowing the representations of different ...", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-223 - Governor Sir Bowen Acting Governor Marsh & Others - 1885 [11-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 329278, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-223 - Governor Sir Bowen Acting Governor Marsh & Others - 1885 [11-12]", "page_number": 57, "title": "CO129-223 - Governor Sir Bowen Acting Governor Marsh & Others - 1885 [11-12]", "content_text": "56 \n\nFar East, who resides in Hong Kong. This Bill is drafted \non the lines of Ordinance W. 10 of \n1885, for the Incorporation of the Vicar Apostolic of the Roman Catholic Church in Hongkong.\n\n3. \nThe Procurator for the Mission for the time being is the Reverend Fernande Sainz, for whom Messrs Sharp, Johnson, and Stokes are Solicitors. From \nEnclosure 3. 15th April, 1885, \nwhich it is based.\n\n4. \nA copy of the \nappointment of the Reverend Father Sainz to the Office of Procurator accompanied their \nSolicitors' letter.\n\n5. \nWhen the papers in \nthis case were \nreferred to the \nAttorney General, he stated in \nEnclosure A his Report that satisfactory \nevidence on certain points which \ntheir letter of the 15th October last Enclosure 2. 7th Oct. 1885. \nwill be gathered the objects of \nthe Bill, and the arguments on \nwhich \n15th Oct: 1885. \nhe \nspecified \nwas necessary before the Government should take the Bill up or allow it to \nproceed \nbeyond", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-223 - Governor Sir Bowen Acting Governor Marsh & Others - 1885 [11-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 329284, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-223 - Governor Sir Bowen Acting Governor Marsh & Others - 1885 [11-12]", "page_number": 63, "title": "CO129-223 - Governor Sir Bowen Acting Governor Marsh & Others - 1885 [11-12]", "content_text": "## Enclosure 3.\n\n62\n\nCopy. Addressed to the Office of Procurator Provincial of the Most Holy Rosario de Filipinas of the Order of Preachers.\n\nC. O. 21981 / New 21 000 65/\n\nTo our beloved son, Mr. Fernando Sainz, of the Sacred Order of Preachers. Fr. Joaquin Guisa, of the same order and Provincial Prior of this Most Holy Rosario de Filipinas, greetings and zeal for the fulfillment of the duties of your office.\n\nIn as much as the venerable Provincial Council has elected the M.R. Fr. Fernando Sainz for the post of Procurator General of the Hongkong missions, for which he is now leaving locally, by the authority of...", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-223 - Governor Sir Bowen Acting Governor Marsh & Others - 1885 [11-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 329286, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-223 - Governor Sir Bowen Acting Governor Marsh & Others - 1885 [11-12]", "page_number": 65, "title": "CO129-223 - Governor Sir Bowen Acting Governor Marsh & Others - 1885 [11-12]", "content_text": "## rely upon his \n\naccomplishments, learning, prudence), discretion. \n\n1 \n\n## religioneness to extricate \n\nhimself from every difficulty. \n\nAs that he \n\ntakes a vow of obedience, \n\nÁ... \n\nvirtue \n\nnot love the \n\ncommunion \n\nof \n\nthe \n\nHoly Spirit and under formal precept to accept, \n\nreceive and exercise the said \n\noffice of Procurator. \n\nbestowed upon \n\nwhich we \n\nhave caused these presents signed \n\nby our \n\nhand and sealed with the seal. \n\nby our order and \n\ncountersigned \n\nby our \n\nSecretary to be despatched. \n\nGiven at Manila the 13th \n\nApril 1885. \n\nDominico. \n\nby our convocation of St. \n\nKevinciel Laini Provincia \n\nPris \n\nFr. Jow M. Velsian \n\nSecretary \n\n## Enclosure 4 \n\n## Opinion of the Attorney General \n\nIdo 21981 \n\n**REC?** \n\nFew 21 DEC 85 \n\nI do not know that there would be any objection to making the Procurator for the Dominican Missions in the Far East in Hongkong a body corporate with the powers specified in clause 1 of the Draft provided full and satisfactory information were given as to what the Dominican Mission is, how far it is constituted and what its objects are, and that there is nothing objectionable therein and provided also that satisfactory evidence is forthcoming that it is with the authority and consent of that institution that this application is made. \n\nI think also that the proposal to vest in the Procurator ...", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-223 - Governor Sir Bowen Acting Governor Marsh & Others - 1885 [11-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 329289, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-223 - Governor Sir Bowen Acting Governor Marsh & Others - 1885 [11-12]", "page_number": 68, "title": "CO129-223 - Governor Sir Bowen Acting Governor Marsh & Others - 1885 [11-12]", "content_text": "We acknowledge receipt of your letter of the 19th ultimo. Our object in making this request is that the Secretary of State should approve of the general scope of our application, and he might be disposed to sanction it subject to the Attorney General of Hongkong being satisfied on the points raised in your letter, and in the meantime, we can obtain the necessary evidence and be in a position to satisfy the Attorney General here before the news of the Secretary of State's approval arrives.\n\nWe would also respectfully ask that the approval of the Secretary of State be communicated to Hongkong by telegram, all expenses connected with which we will of course be most willing to bear.\n\nDRAFT.\n\"sangkung no. I oas. for Hongkong 87 21987\"\n\n## \nMINUTE. 28 Dec 85\nMr. John 2 an-86\nSir,\nMr. De Robeck 2\nMr. Wingfield.\nMr. Bramston.\nMr. Meade.\nSir R. Herbert.\nLord Dunraven.\nColonel Stanley,\n\n# Queensland Act. no. 19 of 1881\n\nI have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of His Excellency Sir Thomas Brisbane's despatch no. 430 of the 13th of November last, forwarding a copy of a draft Bill for the Incorporation of the Procurator for the Dominican Missions in the Far East, who resides in Hongkong.\n\n2. I see no objection to the representative of...", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-223 - Governor Sir Bowen Acting Governor Marsh & Others - 1885 [11-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 330684, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-226 - Acting Governor Marsh - 1886 [4-5]", "page_number": 147, "title": "CO129-226 - Acting Governor Marsh - 1886 [4-5]", "content_text": "# 144\n\n## DIRECT TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION BETWEEN HONGKONG AND SINGAPORE\n\nThe Acting Colonial Secretary read the following report of the Finance Committee on this subject:\n\nThe Committee, having read and duly considered the recent despatch of the Secretary of State regarding direct telegraphic communication between Hongkong and Singapore, are unanimously of opinion that, having regard to the demands now made on the resources of the Colony for defences and extraordinary public works, the Colony is not in a position, at present, to contribute to the subsidy required for the cable between the two Colonies.\n\n## STEAM LAUNCH WHISTLES\n\nThe Honourable P. RYRIE laid on the table the following Petition, addressed to the Council, and moved that the same be read:\n\nHONOURABLE GENTLEMEN OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL,—We, the undersigned, residents of Hongkong, beg most respectfully to bring to your notice, the great and increasing nuisance, caused by unnecessary steam launch whistling in this harbour, as embodied in the following facts:\n\n- The Ferry Launches which ply to and fro between Victoria, Aberdeen, Yaumati, &c., and rendezvous along the Praya, habitually keep their whistles going when moored alongside the Praya wall.\n- This noise constitutes a nuisance of the gravest possible description to all persons who live near, whether on the Praya or upper levels, on board vessels in the vicinity, or who have to transact business in their neighbourhood.\n- The nuisance is indirectly the cause of the continuous screaming which goes on in other parts of the harbour, when launches are in motion, for the simple reason, that the boating population are so accustomed to the abuse of steam-whistles generally, that no heed is paid to their warning, when put to their only legitimate use as danger signals.\n- Complaints have been laid before the Police and the Magistracy but we are informed that according to the present law bearing upon the subject, the matter is one that must be proved to be a public nuisance by several householders who must combine to prosecute, and this cumbrous form practically tends to encourage the evil, by permitting it to develop and flourish unchecked.\n- We therefore humbly beg, that a short Ordinance may be passed, giving the Police the necessary powers to deal summarily with offences of this nature, as public nuisance, by the imposition of fines, and/or the cancelling of licence.\n- We venture to think that an amendment of `Ordinance 10 of 1872`, or `8 of 1879`, Section 7, Sub-Section 4 would suffice.\n\n[Here follow the signatures.]\n\nHongkong, 24th March, 1886.\n\nThe Honourable W. KESWICK seconded the motion, and addressed the Council.\n\nPetition read.\n\n## DEFENCES.—ADDITIONAL VOTE OF £60,375\n\nThe Acting Colonial Secretary moved the adoption of the following recommendations of the Finance Committee in connection with this vote:\n\nThe Committee unanimously recommend the payment of the additional sum of £60,375, now asked for; but they do so on the distinct understanding that this vote shall be final for the military and defensive purposes of the Colony.\n\nTo pay this sum and complete the essential public works in progress, the Colony must borrow; and the result will be that interest and the provision of a sinking fund will so cripple the resources of the Colony that urgently needed sanitary works must, for the present, be left in abeyance. The Colony being merely a depôt, without natural products, is unable to increase its revenue to any appreciable extent, and it will be impossible for any further contribution to be made for military purposes.\n\nThe Honourable W. KESWICK seconded, and addressed the Council.\n\nThe Honourable P. RYRIE addressed the Council.\n\nHis Excellency the Officer Administering the Government also addressed the Council.\n\nQuestion—put and passed.\n\n## PROPOSED LOAN.—MEANS FOR REPAYING\n\nIn connection with the above resolution, the Acting Colonial Secretary moved further that the following recommendation of the Finance Committee be adopted as a resolution of this Council:\n\nThe Committee next proceeded to the consideration of the means to be devised for meeting the interest and the sinking fund in connection with the Loan which must be raised. The Committee unanimously consider that the best means of doing so would chiefly be by an increase of Stamp Duty.\n\nThe Honourable W. KESWICK seconded.\n\nQuestion—put and passed.\n\nHis Excellency the Officer Administering the Government said that an Ordinance would be laid before the Council in due course.\n\n## ECCLESIASTICAL GRANTS\n\nThe Honourable T. JACKSON, pursuant to notice, moved the following resolutions, and addressed the Council:\n\n1. That the Secretary of State for the Colonies be invited to reconsider the decision which has been arrived at as to the withdrawal of ecclesiastical grants in this Colony, with a view to the continuance of such grants, as in Singapore and in Mauritius.\n2. That the only expenditure which could be retrenched under the instructions received is a small salary, nominally of £800, but really of £640, paid to the Colonial Chaplain, and representing little more than remuneration for the necessary services of burying the dead, attendance at the gaol, at hospitals, &c.\n3. That if this salary be withdrawn, the Colony will have to pay nearly if not quite as much in allowances for these services, thus substituting a precarious and unsatisfactory arrangement for one which works to the satisfaction of all concerned.\n4. That the instructions to disestablish the Church on the first opportunity were not called for by any public demand, and that no public feeling exists in the Colony on the subject except such as is adverse to the course proposed.\n5. That the policy of disestablishment, still far from being generally accepted at home, has been, as far as the information of this Council goes, distasteful to every Colony on which it has been imposed; that it has been reversed in two Colonies, and in at least one more continues to be an offence and a public grievance to the Community.\n6. That a doubtful policy of this kind should not be, in ignorance of many of the essential circumstances of the case, needlessly forced upon an unwilling community which, administering its own revenue, is more interested in guarding against the misappropriation of that revenue than any external authority can be.\n\nThe Honourable W. KESWICK seconded the motion, and addressed the Council.\n\nQuestion—put and passed.\n\nHis Excellency the Officer Administering the Government addressed the Council and said that he would have much pleasure in transmitting these Resolutions to the Secretary of State.\n\n## BILL ENTITLED THE CATHEDRAL ORDINANCE, 1886.—FIRST READING\n\nOn the motion of the Honourable T. JACKSON, seconded by the Treasurer, this Bill was read a first time.\n\n## BILL ENTITLED THE RELIGIOUS CEREMONIES AND FESTIVALS ORDINANCE, 1886.—COMMITTED\n\nOn the motion of the Acting Attorney General, the Council went into Committee on this Bill.\n\nBill reported with amendment.\n\nThe Attorney General gave notice that at the next meeting of Council he would move that the Bill be read a third time.\n\n## BILL ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE LAW RELATING TO VAGRANTS.—COMMITTED\n\nOn the motion of the Attorney General, the Council went into Committee on this Bill.\n\nProgress reported.\n\n## BILL ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE FOR THE INCORPORATION OF THE PROCURATOR OF THE DOMINICAN MISSIONS IN THE FAR EAST, IN HONGKONG\n\nThe Surveyor General gave notice that at the next meeting of Council he would move the first reading of this Bill.\n\n## POSTPONEMENT OF THE OTHER ORDERS OF THE DAY\n\nThe Acting Attorney General moved that the other Orders of the Day be postponed.\n\n## ADJOURNMENT\n\nThe Council then adjourned to Wednesday, the 31st instant, at 1 P.M.\n\nRead and confirmed, this 31st day of March, 1886.\n\nARATHOON SETH, Clerk of Councils.\n\nW. H. MARSH, Administering the Government.\n\n## Page 1 \n\n?", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-226 - Acting Governor Marsh - 1886 [4-5].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 330784, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-226 - Acting Governor Marsh - 1886 [4-5]", "page_number": 247, "title": "CO129-226 - Acting Governor Marsh - 1886 [4-5]", "content_text": "244\n\nDIRECT TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION BETWEEN Hongkong and SINGAPORE.--The Acting Colonial Secretary read the following report of the Finance Committee on this subject:-\n\nThe Committee, having read and duly considered the recent despatch of the Secretary of State regarding direct telegraphic communication between Hongkong and Singapore, are unanimously of opinion that, having regard to the demands now made on the resources of the Colony for defences and extraordinary public works, the Colony is not in a position, at present, to contribute to the subsidy required for the cable between the two Colonies.\n\nSTEAM LAUNCH WHISTLES--The Honourable P. RYRE laid on the table the following Petition, addressed to the Council, and moved that the same be read:-\n\nHONOURABLE GENTLEMEN OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL,--We, the undersigned, residents of Hongkong, beg most respectfully to bring to your notice, the great and increasing nuisance, caused by unnecessary steam launch whistling in this harbour, as embodied in the following facts:\n\nThe Ferry Launches which ply to and fro between Victoria, Aberdeen, Yaumati, &c., and rendezvous along the Praya, habitually keep their whistles going when moored alongside the Praya wall.\n\nThis noise constitutes a nuisance of the gravest possible description to all persons who live near, whether on the Praya or upper levels, on board vessels in the vicinity, or who have to transact business in their neighbourhood.\n\nThe nuisance is indirectly the cause of the continuous screaming which goes on in other parts of the harbour, when launches are in motion, for the simple reason, that the boating population are so accustomed to the abuse of steam-whistles generally, that no heed is paid to their warning, when put to their only legitimate use as danger signals.\n\nComplaints have been laid before the Police and the Magistracy but we are informed that according to the present law bearing upon the subject, the matter is one that must be proved to be a public nuisance by several householders who must combine to prosecute, and this cumbrous form practically tends to encourage the evil, by permitting it to develop and flourish unchecked.\n\nWe therefore humbly beg, that a short Ordinance may be passed, giving the Police the necessary powers to deal summarily with offences of this nature, as public nuisance, by the imposition of fines, and/or the cancelling of licence.\n\nWe venture to think that an amendment of Ordinance 10 of 1872, or 8 of 1879, Section 7, Sub-Section 4 would suffice.\n\nHongkong, 24th March, 1886.\n\n[Here follow the signatures.]\n\nThe Honourable W. KESWICK seconded the motion, and addressed the Council. Petition read.\n\nDEFENCES. ADDITIONAL VOTE OF £60,375.-The Acting Colonial Secretary moved the adoption of the following recommendations of the Finance Committee in connection with this vote:--\n\nThe Committee unanimously recommend the payment of the additional sum of £60,375, now asked for; but they do so on the distinct understanding that this vote shall be final for the military and defensive purposes of the Colony.\n\nTo pay this sum and complete the essential public works in progress, the Colony must borrow; and the result will be that interest and the provision of a sinking fund will so cripple the resources of the Colony that urgently needed sanitary works must, for the present, be left in abeyance. The Colony being merely a depot, without natural products, is unable to increase its revenue to any appreciable extent, and it will be impossible for any further contribution to be made for military purposes.\n\nThe Honourable W. KESWICK seconded, and addressed the Council.\n\nThe Honourable P. RYRE addressed the Council.\n\nHis Excellency the Officer Administering the Government also addressed the Council. Question-put and passed.\n\nPROPOSED LOAN.--MEANS FOR REPAYING.-In connection with the above resolution, the Acting Colonial Secretary moved further that the following recommendation of the Finance Committee be adopted as a resolution of this Council :-\n\nThe Committee next proceeded to the consideration of the means to be devised for meeting the interest and the sinking fund in connection with the Loan which must be raised. The Committee unanimously consider that the best means of doing so would chiefly be by an increase of Stamp Duty.\n\nThe Honourable W. Keswick seconded.\n\nQuestion-put and passed.\n\nHis Excellency the Officer Administering the Government said that an Ordinance would be laid before the Council in due course.\n\nECCLESIASTICAL GRANTS.-The Honourable T. JACKSON, pursuant to notice moved the following resolutions, and addressed the Council :--\n\n1.-That the Secretary of State for the Colonies be invited to reconsider the decision which has been arrived at as to the withdrawal of ecclesiastical grants in this Colony, with a view to the continuance of such grants, as in Singapore and in Mauritius.\n\n2.-That the only expenditure which could be retrenched under the instructions received is a small salary, nominally of £800, but really of £640, paid to the Colonial Chaplain, and representing little more than remuneration for the necessary services of burying the dead, attendance at the gaol, at hospitals, &c.\n\n3.-That if this salary be withdrawn, the Colony will have to pay nearly if not quite as much in allowances for these services, thus substituting a precarious and unsatisfactory arrangement for one which works to the satisfaction of all concerned.\n\n4.-That the instructions to disestablish the Church on the first opportunity were not called for by any public demand, and that no public feeling exists in the Colony on the subject except such as is adverse to the course proposed.\n\n5.-That the policy of disestablishment, still far from being generally accepted at home, has been, as far as the information of this Council goes, distasteful to every Colony on which it has been imposed; that it has been reversed in two Colonies, and in at least one more continues to be an offence and a public grievance to the Community.\n\n6.-That a doubtful policy of this kind should not be, in ignorance of many of the essential circumstances of the case, needlessly forced upon an unwilling community which, administering its own revenue, is more interested in guarding against the misappropriation of that revenue than any external authority can be.\n\nThe Honourable W. KESWICK seconded the motion, and addressed the Council.\n\nQuestion--put and passed.\n\nHis Excellency the Officer Administering the Government addressed the Council and said that he would have much pleasure in transmitting these Resolutions to the Secretary of State.\n\nBILL ENTITLED THE CATHEDRAL ORDINANCE, 1886.--FIRST READING.-On the motion of the Honourable T. JACKSON, seconded by the Treasurer, this Bill was read a first time.\n\nBILL ENTITLED THE RELIGIOUS CEREMONIES AND FESTIVALS ORDINANCE, 1886.-COMMITTED.--On the motion of the Acting Attorney General, the Council went into Committee on this Bill.\n\nBill reported with amendment.\n\nThe Attorney General gave notice that at the next meeting of Council he would move that the Bill be read a third time.\n\nBILL ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE LAW RELATING TO VAGRANTS.-COMMITTED.--On the motion of the Attorney General the Council went into Committee on this Bill.\n\nProgress reported.\n\nBILL ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE FOR THE INCORPORATION OF THE PROCURATOR OF THE DOMINICAN MISSIONS IN THE FAR EAST, IN HONGKONG.-The Surveyor General gave notice that at the next meeting of Council he would move the first reading of this Bill.\n\nPOSTPONEMENT OF THE OTHER ORDERS OF THE DAY.-The Acting Attorney General moved that the other Orders of the Day be postponed.\n\nADJOURNMENT.--The Council then adjourned to Wednesday, the 31st instant, at 4 P.M.\n\nRead and confirmed, this 31st day of March, 1886.\n\nARATHOON SETH, Clerk of Councils.\n\nW. H. MARSH, Administering the Government.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-226 - Acting Governor Marsh - 1886 [4-5].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 330786, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-226 - Acting Governor Marsh - 1886 [4-5]", "page_number": 249, "title": "CO129-226 - Acting Governor Marsh - 1886 [4-5]", "content_text": "LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL No. 25.\n\nWEDNESDAY, 21ST APRIL, 1886.\n\nPRESENT:\n\nHIS EXCELLENCY WILLIAM HENRY MARSH, C.M.G. Administering the Government in the absence of His Excellency SIR GEORGE FERGUSON BOWEN, G.C.M.G.\n\nIlis Honour the Chief Justice, (SIR GEORGE PHILLIPPO, Knt.)\n\nThe Honourable the Acting Colonial Secretary, (FREDERICK STEWART, LL.D.)\n\nthe Acting Attorney General, (EDWARD JAMES ACKROYD.)\n\nthe Colonial Treasurer, (ALFRED LASTER.)\n\nthe Surveyor General, (JOHN MACNEILE PRICE.)\n\nPHINEAS RYRIE.\n\nWILLIAM KESWICK.\n\nWONG SHING.\n\nABSENT:\n\nThe Honourable P. RYRIE.\n\nT. JACKSON.\n\nW. KESWICK.\n\nWONG SHING, and THE MOVER.\n\nPAPERS.-The Acting Colonial Secretary, by direction of His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government, laid on the table the following papers:\n\n(a.) Report of the Superintendent of Victoria Gaol, for 1885. (No. 19.)\n\n(b.) Minute by the Collector of Stamp Duty on a proposed increase of the duties by 50 per cent. (No. 20.)\n\n(c.) Statement showing the Total Receipts and Payments in the year 1885. (No. 21.)\n\n(d.) Comparative Statement of Revenues received during the last 10 years, 1876 to 1885. (No. 22.)\n\n(e.) Comparative Statement of Expenditure, during the last 10 years, 1876 to 1885. (No. 23.)\n\n(f) Statement of Assets and Liabilities on the 31st December, 1885. (No. 24.)\n\nBILL ENTITLED THE STAMP ORDINANCE, 1886.--FIRST READING.--REFERENCE TO SPECIAL COMMITTEE.--On the motion of the Colonial Treasurer, seconded by the Honourable P. RYRIE, this Bill was read a first time.\n\nThe Honourable T. JACKSON, and the Honourable W. KESWICK, respectively, addressed the Council. The Treasurer then addressed the Council, and moved that the Bill be referred to a Special Committee consisting of:--\n\nThe Honourable THE ACTING ATTORNEY GENERAL.\n\nHis Excellency the Officer Administering the Government addressed the Council. Question--put and passed.\n\nBILL ENTITLED THE SPIRIT LICENCE ORDINANCE, 1886.--FIRST READING.--On the motion of the Acting Attorney General, seconded by the Acting Colonial Secretary, this Bill was read a first time.\n\nThe Acting Attorney General gave notice that at the next meeting of Council he would move the second reading of this Bill.\n\nPRIVATE BILL.--On the motion of the Surveyor General, seconded by the Honourable P. RYRIE, a Bill entitled An Ordinance for the Incorporation of the Procurator for the Dominican Missions in the Far East, in Hongkong, was read a first time.\n\nThe Surveyor General gave notice that at the next meeting of Council he would move the second reading of this Bill.\n\nBILL ENTITLED THE CATHEDRAL ORDINANCE, 1886.--MOTION FOR SECOND READING WITHDRAWN.--The Honourable T. JACKSON withdrew the motion for the second reading of this Bill, pending its reference to the Secretary of State for the Colonies.\n\nBILL ENTITLED THE RELIGIOUS CEREMONIES AND FESTIVALS ORDINANCE, 1886.--THIRD READING.--PASSED.--On the motion of the Acting Attorney General, seconded by the Honourable W. KESWICK, this Bill was read a third time.\n\nQuestion put--that this Bill do pass.\n\nBill passed.\n\nBILL ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE LAW RELATING TO VAGRANTS.--ADDITIONAL CLAUSE.--The Acting Attorney General gave notice that at the next meeting of Council he would move an additional clause to this Bill.\n\nPOSTPONEMENT OF THE OTHER ORDERS OF THE DAY.--The Acting Attorney General moved that the other Orders of the Day be postponed.\n\nADJOURNMENT.--The Council then adjourned to Wednesday, the 7th proximo, at 4 P.M.\n\nRead and confirmed, this 7th day of April, 1886.\n\nARATHOON SETH, Clerk of Councils.\n\nW. H. MARSH, Administering the Government.\n\nThe Honourable the Attorney General, (EDWARD LOUGHLIN O'MALLEY,) on leave.\n\nTHOMAS JACKSON, on leave.\n\nFREDERICK DAVID SASSOON, on leave.\n\nThe Council met pursuant to adjournment.\n\nThe Minutes of the last Meeting, held on the 14th instant, were read and confirmed.\n\nVOTE OF MONEY REFERRED TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE.--Read the following Minute by His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government:--\n\nW. H. MARSH.\n\nThe Officer Administering the Government recommends the Council to vote the sum of $700 for the erection of a matshed as a temporary Police Station at the Peak.\n\nThe Military Authorities having now withdrawn the objection raised in 1883 to the building of a permanent Station at this spot, it is in contemplation to construct a Station later in the year; but, as it is necessary to provide Police protection during the summer months, a matshed will have to be erected at once.\n\nGovernment House, Hongkong, 21st April, 1886.\n\nThe Acting Colonial Secretary moved that this Minute be referred to the Finance Committee. The Colonial Treasurer seconded.\n\nQuestion--put and passed.\n\nPAPERS.--The Acting Colonial Secretary, by direction of His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government, laid upon the table the Blue Book for 1885, together with a Report thereon by the Chief Clerk. (No. 28).\n\nBILL READ A SECOND TIME.--On the motion of the Colonial Treasurer, seconded by the Acting Colonial Secretary, the Bill entitled The Stamp Ordinance, 1886, was read a second time.\n\nThe Colonial Treasurer gave notice that at the next meeting he would move that the Council go into Committee on this Bill.\n\nBILLS COMMITTED.--On the motion of the Acting Attorney General, seconded by the Acting Colonial Secretary, the Council went into Committee on the Bill entitled An Ordinance to amend the Law as to Sales of Land by Public Auction.\n\nBill reported without amendment.\n\nThe Acting Attorney General gave notice that at the next meeting of Council he would move the third reading of this Bill.\n\nOn the motion of the Surveyor General, seconded by the Honourable P. RYRIE, the Council went into Committee on the Bill entitled An Ordinance for the Incorporation of the Procurator for the Dominican Missions in the Far East, in Hongkong.\n\nBill reported with amendment.\n\nThe Surveyor General gave notice that at the next meeting of Council he would move the third reading of this Bill.\n\nOn the motion of the Acting Attorney General, seconded by the Colonial Treasurer, the Council went into Committee on the Bill entitled The Loan Ordinance, 1886.\n\nBill reported without amendment.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-226 - Acting Governor Marsh - 1886 [4-5].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 330813, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-226 - Acting Governor Marsh - 1886 [4-5]", "page_number": 276, "title": "CO129-226 - Acting Governor Marsh - 1886 [4-5]", "content_text": "Thoned really Depresents the Corporation\n\nZ.\n\n2. That the public Shoulie have\n\nNo.\n\n158.\n\nswter of the Jenninengo of his character –\n\nSanction.\n\nStr. 24/7\n\nW24.\n\n82717\n\n(\n\nEnclosure 1.\n\n7th May\n\n1886.\n\nMy lord,\n\n273\n\nC.O. 11236\n\n(26 JUN 86)\n\nGovernment House,\n\nHongkong, 11th May 1886.\n\nI have the honour to transmit for Her Majesty's gracious\n\nWith beepare copies Procurator, in\n\nEnclosure 2.\n\n5th May, 1886.\n\n\"\n\nconfirmation and allowance the following Ordinance entitled: — \"An Ordinance for the Incorporation of\n\nthe Dominicau Missions, in the Far East,” (No. 14 of 1886).\n\n2. The customary Report by the Attorney-General is annexed,\n\nThe Right Honourable\n\nEarl\n\n&c.,\n\nI have the honour to be,\n\nMy Lord, Your lordship's most obedient\n\nHumble Servant,\n\nGranville, &c.,\n\n&c.,\n\n&c.\n\nHowever, to follow the exact instructions given and to improve the text according to the rules, here is a more refined version in HTML format directly:\n\nThorndyke really represents the Corporation\n\nZ.\n\n2. That the public should have\n\nNo.\n\n158.\n\nsworn to the Jenninengo of his character –\n\nSanction.\n\nPage 273\n\nC.O. 11236\n\n(26 JUN 86)\n\nGovernment House,\n\nHongkong, 11th May 1886.\n\nI have the honour to transmit for Her Majesty's gracious\n\nconfirmation and allowance the following Ordinance entitled: — \"An Ordinance for the Incorporation of\n\nthe Dominican Missions, in the Far East,” (No. 14 of 1886).\n\n2. The customary Report by the Attorney-General is annexed,\n\nThe Right Honourable\n\nEarl Granville, &c.,\n\n&c.,\n\nI have the honour to be,\n\nMy Lord, Your lordship's most obedient\n\nHumble Servant,\n\nLet's directly output the best version in HTML as requested:\n\nThorndyke really represents the Corporation\n\nZ.\n\n2. That the public should have\n\nNo.\n\n158.\n\nsworn to the Jenningsto of his character –\n\nSanction.\n\nStr. 24/7\n\nW24.\n\n82717\n\n(\n\nEnclosure 1.\n\n7th May\n\n1886.\n\nMy lord,\n\n273\n\nC.O.11236\n\n(26 JUN 86)\n\nGovernment House,\n\nHongkong, 11th May 1886.\n\nI have the honour to transmit for Her Majesty's gracious\n\nconfirmation and allowance the following Ordinance entitled: — \"An Ordinance for the Incorporation of\n\nthe Dominican Missions, in the Far East,” (No.14 of 1886).\n\n2. The customary Report by the Attorney-General is annexed,\n\nThe Right Honourable\n\nEarl Granville, &c.,\n\n&c.,\n\nI have the honour to be,\n\nMy Lord, Your lordship's most obedient\n\nHumble Servant,", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-226 - Acting Governor Marsh - 1886 [4-5].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 330814, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-226 - Acting Governor Marsh - 1886 [4-5]", "page_number": 277, "title": "CO129-226 - Acting Governor Marsh - 1886 [4-5]", "content_text": "274\n\nEnclosure 2,\n\nREPORT BY THE ATTORNEY GENERAL on ORDINANCE No. 14 of 1886.\n\nC. O.\n\nOrdinance\n\nfor\n\n11238\n\nL\n\nATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE,\n\nREGE 26 JUN 26,\n\n5 May 1886.\n\nI have examined the accompanying Ordinance, entitled \"An Ordinance for the Incorporation of the Procurator in Hongkong for the Dominican Mission in the Far East;\"\n\nand I am of opinion that the Ordinance is one which is not contrary to the Governor's Instructions.\n\nThe object of this Ordinance is to constitute \"the Procurator in Hongkong for the Dominican Mission in the Far East\" a corporation with power to acquire, hold, and dispose of land and other property and to invest money in land mortgages, debentures &c.\n\nAll to vest in the said...", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-226 - Acting Governor Marsh - 1886 [4-5].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 330815, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-226 - Acting Governor Marsh - 1886 [4-5]", "page_number": 278, "title": "CO129-226 - Acting Governor Marsh - 1886 [4-5]", "content_text": "Corporation lands, usufruct & other property, mortgages and now vested or purporting to be vested in the said Fernando Sainz Trustee for in his own right, or Procurator in Hongkong of the said Dominican Religious, or in the late Reverend Francisco Rivas, Reverend Pedro Payo, Reverend Ramon Reixach, Reverend Gregorio Echevarria, Reverend Francisco Herce, and Reverend Guillermo Bromé respectively Trustees for the said Mission and all monies, securities for money, goods, chattels and effects whatsoever, the property of the said Mission purporting to be by this Ordinance transferred to and vested in the said Corporation.\n\nOn so to be are This Ordinance is intended to out the Con Secretary of State in his Legislation sanctioned by Despatch dated 5th January, 1886.\n\n(Signed) Edw. J. Ackroyd Acting Attorney General\n\nDate 17 May 1886\n\nNo. 11243 (Subject.) DESPATCH.\n\nC. O. 11243 REC 26 JUN 86 275 Rendition of themy. a. chi. Avions Paper. He has been detained awaiting arrival of blenny on a fresh charge & is witnesses Recreants on case _ays, for the surrender of rokom We has been make\n\n(Minutes.) R to Mr. Branston- Leward wi original Lord Rosebery's 21981. am. 20.2 Sep 14309 of The 7.0. for common: cellling attention VG May on for 8793! one letter He 25 Rm 3/2 and 13/7 subsequent Paper. 7.0 17400", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-226 - Acting Governor Marsh - 1886 [4-5].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 337482, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-238 - Governor Des Voeus - 1888 [7-8]", "page_number": 513, "title": "CO129-238 - Governor Des Voeus - 1888 [7-8]", "content_text": "## Mr Russell's Memorandum\n\nagainst the Attorney General's Notes here. He agrees decision of the Judge of Yeung-arman might be accepted and fee Luntuvai whereas to all matters criminal warrant for a man's arrest, was involved in it, but offered to think I think an ultimate power to stop rendition otherwise to be put in execution.\n\n(c) The prosecution should be completed within a given time say 14 days or 21 days, and the accused should not be allowed more than 8 days for his defence and production of witnesses if he wished to raise one, and call evidence.\n\n(d) The Magistrate should commit to the prison pending Governor's order, or to the order of the Superintendent of Police, who in any case must be responsible for handing over the accused to the deputy of the Canton Viceroy, but the Governor should not be required to go into the evidence on which the committal was based. The Magistrate should commit or discharge as in England, and report that he had done so; far as the Treaty of Tientsin is concerned, need not intervene, and if he only acted ministerially conflict with the Provincial Government would be avoided.\n\n(e) The Magistrate when he enters upon a rendition case should go on with it, and not stop it for other work. He \n\n## Page 509 \n\nshould have the duty of handing over the accused to the deputy of the Canton Viceroy. \nE. H. Malley, \nAttorney & Procurator general", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-238 - Governor Des Voeus - 1888 [7-8].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 377694, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-301 - Governor Sir Blake - 1900 [9-12]", "page_number": 163, "title": "CO129-301 - Governor Sir Blake - 1900 [9-12]", "content_text": "(20)\n\nBut Chinese show an increasing tendency to settle in the Colony. The richer Chinese during the year purchased many residences in Victoria hitherto occupied by Europeans, while villages in the Kowloon Peninsula have been rapidly extended to give accommodation for an increasing industrial population.\n\nThe future prospects of trade are good and there are promising openings for the investment of capital in manufactories and industries. There are no openings for white labour except in limited numbers for supervision in connection with any new industries.\n\nThere has been no important change in the establishment except in the large increase made to the Police Force.\n\nThe general condition of the Colony is most flourishing, and with the command of cheap labour, it gives promise of developing into a great manufacturing centre.\n\nI have the honour to be,\n\nSir,\n\nYour most obedient, humble Servant,\nHenry Arthur Blake\nGovernor.\n\n## DESPATCH\n\nNo. 445\nCircular No. 36749\n(Subject.)\n\nRece... REC 10\nTransmission of Col Solicitors to Supreme Courts of M... Kingdom\n\nPrevious Paper.\n\n## (Minutes.)\n\nFeb. 1901\nSent to Central Dept. by General's Office\nMr. Com... refer to the Incorporated Laws of England. The Incorporated Laws of Society of Scotland and Ireland & the Solicitor's Office\n9 Natal (34226)\n+ Strait (35005), as in cases 21206/2018 - men will... ground of fact\n\nFurther ... General. 1 Nov 1901\nCounsel 3987\n... Procurators ment Paper. 196 1900\n\nThe fee regulations on admission is $150.\n... as to Examination ... confound as closely as possible to the English ones\n\nI doubt if the definition in section 54 Ord=3/1 as to admission of persons who have free committing to practice as attornies or Writers in Edinburgh meet... Every person who is an... sufficient to come the case of... agent under the Law Agents (Scotland) Act 1873\" See Section 4b of the Imperial Act of 1890.\n\n... is it worth while to specially call attention to this... unity to the Scotch Office 20/11 P30.\n\nPage 900\nNet \n161 \n\nNo. \nhor. \n\nare Cire 7 ff. \nColony makes to avail itself of for... cars of tot granting \nsende reforton antiest: \nLaur", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-301 - Governor Sir Blake - 1900 [9-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 404739, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-333 - Governor Nathan - 1906 [1-4]", "page_number": 477, "title": "CO129-333 - Governor Nathan - 1906 [1-4]", "content_text": "474\n\n**Secretary of State** is evidently under the impression that I \nallowed the papers to be seen by him on \n**Lady** \n\nI trust your **Excellency** will have no \nobjection to forwarding \nthe following explanation to the **Secretary of State**- \n\nThe matter of the houseman's petition, far from \nbeing ignored by me, was the subject of frequent interviews \nbetween him and the Colonial Secretary, and I can most \ncertainly charge my memory with precise details of what \noccurred, but then I remember very distinctly, \nan appointment on \nthat this end of our conference was on the part of those who were acting for the defendants \na considered statement of that part of the law of the Colony which they desired to prepare. \nHe was an honorary clerk \nof work going \non in the Procurator General's office at the time, and \nit was not always easy to arrange interviews. \nThe question received as much consideration as it \nwas possible to give to it, in its then somewhat inchoate \ncondition. \n\nThen the honour to be, sir, \n\nYour Excellency's most dedicated Servant, \nChief Int.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-333 - Governor Nathan - 1906 [1-4].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 435087, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-383 - Public Offices - 1911", "page_number": 501, "title": "CO129-383 - Public Offices - 1911", "content_text": "## Judicial Reforms\n\nThe Chinese Government have introduced a new judicial system with the object of undermining the extra-territorial jurisdiction of the treaty Powers. In this connection His Majesty's consul-general at Chengtu observes that the new system is in all essentials the same as that introduced into Korea by the Japanese advisers of 1891 and the constitution of the courts is practically identical with the Japanese.\n\nIn view of the importance of the reform, the following sketch of the new judicial system and the constitution of the courts may be of interest.\n\nAt the foot of the scale is the preliminary court, or court of first instance, which is to be established in each \"hsien,\" or county town, of each department; above this is the district or assize court to be established in every \"fu,\" or prefectural city, and at independent sub-prefectural cities. From the district court an appeal lies to the provincial high court, and thence to the final court of appeal, or cassation, in Peking. In the more distant provinces branches of the final court are to be attached to the high courts.\n\nThe high court is presided over by a \"president\" who ranks with the judicial commissioner. It has a civil and a criminal side, each of which is provided with a judge and two puisne judges. An assize court has a \"president and judge,\" with one assistant judge for civil and one for criminal cases, while a court of first instance should be under an assistant judge. Attached to each court is a staff of secretaries, clerks, ushers, &c. The high court and the assize court each have a \"procurator-general\" assisted by a \"procurator,\" and a court of first instance a \"procurator\" only. The duties of these officers combine those of Crown advocate and sheriff. All officers of, or above, the rank of puisne judge or \"procurator\" are styled law officers, and are selected by examination, except the \"president\" and \"procurator-general,\" who are appointed by commission from the Throne. The examinations are held in Peking, except for the more distant provinces, which receive examiners from the capital.\n\n## Prisons\n\nHis Majesty's consul at Nanking reports that a step is being made towards prison reform on western lines by the establishment of a model gaol for offenders convicted of the less serious crimes. The prisoners are properly fed, and made to keep their cells clean and take regular exercise. They are also taught a trade, and earn wages which are remitted to their families. His Majesty's consul at Pakhoi reports that Kuo taotai has caused the prisons of Ch'in Chou to be conducted on similar reformatory lines. In November a training school was opened at Chungking for 700 rural police for the neighbouring country districts. In Kiangsu an attempt is being made to police the streets of Isinghua and a police system has been inaugurated at Huai An Fu.\n\n## Other Reforms\n\n### Standardisation of Weights and Measures in Szechuan\n\nHis Majesty's consul at Chungking reports that an attempt is being made to introduce the standardisation of weights and measures of length and capacity, but great difficulties are being met with in regard to weights owing to the confusion and opportunities for cheating attending the transition stage.\n\n### Post to Thibet\n\nThe Imperial Chinese post is extending its service from the former western terminus of Tachienlu to Batang, a difficult portion of road notorious for robbers, and a similar extension is to be made from Lbassa to Chiamdo. The two lines are doubtless eventually intended to effect a junction.\n\n## Railways\n\n### Tien-tsin-Pukou\n\nThe coupling of the Tien-tsin-Pukow with the Peking-Mukden Railway is now an accomplished fact. The opening ceremony was performed on the 19th December. The Tien-tsin terminus is what was formerly known as the \"city station,\" now called the Tien-tsin Central Station. A regular service of construction trains runs between Tien-tsin and Tsinan, the journey occupying some fourteen hours. The line is open to Taian-fu, 76 kilom, south of Tsinan. On the southern section construction trains now carry passengers, and the section between Pukow and Lin Huai Kuan will be opened to traffic in spring.\n\n### Hankow-Canton Railway\n\nVery little progress has been made on the Changsha-Chuchou section. About 14 miles of sleepers and rails have been laid between Chuchou and Chaoshan, but the permanent way has not been ballasted, and no bridges have been erected. Between Chaoshan and Changsha the road-bed is being made. It is hoped to complete the line from Yochow to Chenchou in about five years.\n\n### Szechuan-Hankow Railway (Hupeh Railways)\n\nConsiderable progress has been made during the quarter. At Ichang three godowns and an engine shed at the wharf are finished, and the east-gate station buildings are nearing completion. The first tunnel of about 1,000 feet, at about 12 miles from Ichang, has been pierced, and a construction train runs for a mile or two.\n\n### Canton-Kowloon Railway\n\nThe British section of Canton-Kowloon Railway was opened during the quarter as also the first section of the line at the Canton end.\n\n### Canton Kowloon-Yueh-Han Railway\n\nIt is proposed to build a line connecting the Yueh Han and Canton Kowloon Railways. This line of some 3 or 4 miles would pass through the north-east suburbs of Canton. The route has been surveyed and presents no engineering difficulties. The line would soon pay.\n\n### Shanghai Hangchow-Ningpo Railway\n\nThe Chekiang Railway Company have gradually carried out improvements on the permanent way so that the line is at present in fair condition. A handsome red brick station has been erected within the Hangchow city walls and is practically complete.\n\nIt is rumoured that work is soon to be stopped on the Ningpo-Shaoshing section for lack of funds.\n\n### Peking-Kalgan Railway (Chang Sui extension)\n\nThe distance from Kalgan to Sui Yuan Cheng is about 220 miles by the proposed route via Tatung-fu. The rail-head has reached Tsai Kou Pu 30 miles from Kalgan. It is expected to complete and open the whole section to Tien Chen Hsien by the end of the year, but the Board of Communications have ordered the suspension of construction beyond this point for four years.\n\n### Taichow-Shiherhwei Railway\n\nThe construction of the Taichow-Shiberhwei Railway and the raising of the necessary funds has been sanctioned in Peking. It is estimated to cost about 2,250,000 taels, but it is not clear where the money is to come from.\n\n### Fokien Railway (Chang-Hsia)\n\nThe railway is being mismanaged and work continues very slowly-10 miles complete. It is proposed to carry the line round Pholum which will add to its length, but obviate expenditure on a large bridge.\n\n### Kiangsi Railway (Nan-Hsün)\n\nWork is proceeding slowly and trains run as far as Wang Lao Men, about 20 miles from Kiukiang Station.\n\n### Tsingtau\n\nThe growing importance commercially of the port of Tsingtau is shown by the fact that German mail steamers from Europe call now regularly both on outward and homeward voyages. The P. and O. Company is now sending intermediate steamers to Tsingtau and the Messageries maritimes are contemplating similar action.\n\nPage 496", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-383 - Public Offices - 1911.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 449042, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-413 - Governor Sir May - 1914 [8-10]", "page_number": 291, "title": "CO129-413 - Governor Sir May - 1914 [8-10]", "content_text": "885\n\nVLAJewel Wort Jacqua dtBS to mezzelsï abo\" to moitoIsnatt\n\n•Tomrevod edt .E.A of adadć to\n\nTranslation of Code Telegram of 28th August from Secretary 289\n\nof State to H. E. the Governor.\n\nnearted dilw chart of as tæywi ritös to matzelst wor\n\nmetzelet etsreyes ni bebuloni nɔiðgarrotni [ist amrit maizjava bas\n\n·yIdrola Jnee zaled\n\nTIDOOFAH\n\n•\n\nMy telegram of 13th August. Please report by telegraph immediately proclamation prize courts; following notice has been issued by registrar prize courts Great Britain and Ireland (begins) All persons having any interest in cargoes other than enemy cargoes laden on enemy ships captured as prizes and requiring a release of such cargoes or portion of cargoes should make enquiries in London at the offices of HM's Procurator General, Treasury Chambers, Whitehall, and at the outports of the United Kingdom at the offices of the Agents for HM's Procurator General those addresses can be obtained from the Collectors of Customs at such outports. H's Procurator General will require proof of ownership and particulars as to the freight whether paid or unpaid. (ends) Notice of course only applies to ships in the ports of the United Kingdom. You should therefore issue similar notice substituting for the Procurator General the proper officer of the Crown within the jurisdiction of the prize courts or such other person as local circumstances may make convenient. In this connection see Order 13 of the Prize Courts Rules enclosed in my despatch of 14th August and the definition (quotation begins) \"proper officer of the Crown\" (quotation ends) in order one and in rule one of the prize rules of July 18th 1898 which remain in force till new rules proclaimed. Name of such officer should be reported to me by telegraph as soon as possible. It is assumed that arrangements will be made in suitable cases for the early release under order 13 of the new rules or otherwise of British and neutral owned goods. As regards advertisements by Registrar in pursuance of order 2 rule 21 of new rules or rule 18 of 1898 rules please telegraph from time to time names of vessels in respect to which writs or monitions have been issued and served with date for appearance in each case.\n\nHARCOURT", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-413 - Governor Sir May - 1914 [8-10].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 449060, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-413 - Governor Sir May - 1914 [8-10]", "page_number": 309, "title": "CO129-413 - Governor Sir May - 1914 [8-10]", "content_text": "Translation of Code Telegram of 2nd September to Secretary of State from H. E. the Governor.\n\nWith reference to your telegrams of 28th August and 31st August Supreme Court of Hongkong notified August 21st as Prize Court by authority of Naval Prize Act 1864, Colonial Court of Admiralty Act 1890, Prize Courts Act 1894, Queen's Commission 1899, Admiralty Warrant 1899 and Vice-Admiral's Proclamation of war 5th August and 13th August. Notice will be given as directed for substituting Procurator General Hodgson Crow Solicitor. Instructions as to release of British and neutral goods have been noted. Proceedings commenced Elsbeth monition 25th August appearance 14th September, Rajaburi monition 1st September appearance 21st September, other vessels will be telegraphed from time to time.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-413 - Governor Sir May - 1914 [8-10].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 452756, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-420 - Governor Sir May - 1915 [1-2]", "page_number": 112, "title": "CO129-420 - Governor Sir May - 1915 [1-2]", "content_text": "## Confidential\n\n11687\n\n3\n\n109\n\n3. Mah 1915\n\n**DRAFT**\n\n**(The Procurator General)**\n\n**MINUTE**\n\nMr. Beckett buche 2/3/18.\n\nMr. Tranyson\n\nto you for any obser...\n\nWarch Holl2-3.157 11/the Lord... Ors of the Treasury\n\n(1) the Sec... The Treasury\n\n(2) the Umar S. of S. Sc...\n\n70. \n\nSov. Hongkong\n\n8798715\n\nSei\n\n**The Treasury**\n\nangu 1396*3*\n\n9\n\nct to hausmit to you\n\n(2) Sec...\n\nMr. Gorce\n\nMr. ...\n\nSir G. Fiddes.\n\nSir H. Just.\n\nSir J. Anderson.\n\nLord Islington.\n\nMr. Harcourt.\n\nLi\n\n2. fuz\n\n(3) The Procurator General\n\nYou may take such action as you desire\n\nA copy bra...\n\nBay Gare Conf Sharky\n\nFor or 8793\n\ndespatched from the Gov. of Hongkong, certain bitte bought # \n\nfor Conf. 44/fifth (vy fir) with regard to the Deutsche Asiatische Bank in this colony. \n\n1°00 ww \n\n| Ref | Name |\n| ------- | ---------------- |\n| (1) | the Sec... |\n| (2) | the Umar S. of S.|\n| ... | Mr. Gorce |\n| ... | Sir G. Fiddes |\n| ... | Sir H. Just |\n| ... | Sir J. Anderson |\n| ... | Lord Islington |\n| ... | Mr. Harcourt |", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-420 - Governor Sir May - 1915 [1-2].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 455472, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-424 - Governor Sir May - 1915 [9-10]", "page_number": 168, "title": "CO129-424 - Governor Sir May - 1915 [9-10]", "content_text": "# Translation of COER Telegram\nFrom **SECRETARY OF STATE** \nTo **GOVERNOR, HONGKONG** \nDate **14th September, 1915**\n\nYour telegram of 13th August. Cargo enemy ships. \nLicences may be extended to firms named on same terms.\n\nYour telegram of 28th August. The goods concerned are enemy goods. Banks should communicate to Procurator General here their intention to obtain delivery, stating name of vessel on which goods will be shipped to the United Kingdom. \nWhere goods are not enemy goods, it will be sufficient if banks produce to Customs Authorities certificate of shipping company. See paragraph 4 of my despatch of 27th July for Circular or other available evidence that goods were obtained under licence. \nRegret that wrong enclosure accompanied my despatch of 27th July. Right form sent by last mail. \nLicence granted to each bank covers all cases of kind concerned in which bank may be interested. \nLicence not necessary for each lot of cargo.\n\n**BONAR LAW**", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-424 - Governor Sir May - 1915 [9-10].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 458442, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-429 - Public Offices & Others - 1915", "page_number": 3, "title": "CO129-429 - Public Offices & Others - 1915", "content_text": "VOL. 2\n\nFROM Treasury. War Office\n\nDATE 21 Dec. 11 Jan\n\nSUBJECT Coc \"Bulow 20h00. Goods transhipped Diocondo Gesellschaft. Garrison of Hongkong. Andi - British Feeling among 18 k 7 Feb. Oin C. 9 // 25 A of Indian Police. 26 Oct, 1896. Defence of Realm Act Indian Police & Watchmen. Germans & Chinese Newspapers. \"Peiper, German Reservist. movement of Troops. in China & Straits.\n\n8' mar. Peiper, German Reservist. 16 糟 18 Publication News ао to Singapore Riot. of Irovement of Troops in China. 9 April. Military Law. Status 12 30 fr of\n\nDATE FROM War Office 3 Nov. 10 * L 13 * SUBJECT China Command Intelligence Diary. Movemento of Otto Stuty German Intrigues in China. China Command Intelligence Diary. Fridian Police & Watchmen. 16 J China Command Intelligence Diary.\n\n20 Dec. R. mail Steam Packet Co. 5 Jan. Carriage of Emigrants from H.K. do Pacific Ports.\n\nBoard of Education 14 19 Tur L. Forster. Assistant master. A 30 h 16 Feb. Treatment of German Subjects & Property. Sanders, Reliders & Co. Trade Clearing House Registrar of Joint Stock Cos. 12 mar. Parliamentary Counsel. 15 a Civilians. Procurator General.\n\nSingapore Riot. Censorship of News. Mr Arld. 8 may. Powers 12 A 30 ་ Defence. of military Authorities. Care of H. Schluter. 1 June German Community at Shameen. 21 4 Тиидо for Kieler Mission. 24 A Recruits for Police Force. 17 July Indian Sedition in Hongkong. 12 Aug. 25 30 Тимдо for Kieler Tission. General Staff War Diary for June.\n\nCave of 13 Sept Detention H. Schluter. R. H. Freche. of Dr. E. Grouver. 15 A 224 17Oct. 26. Control of Status Volunteers in War Time. of Arnold Karbery & Co. China Command Intelligence Diary.\n\nInland Revenue 24 A Bills bought by Deutsche Osialische Bank. A 4 24 April Stamps (Amends.) Ordinance. for German Postal Agency at Shanghai, Paraffin Wax. Assistant Easter.\n\nColonial Office 28 * mail Asiatic Petroleum Co. 29 k Board Education 4 hay. 84 26 m of Asiatic Petroleum Co. Registrar of quarriages, Leicester Iverseas Club. 284 General Medical Council June War Trade Dept. quercantile marine Service Assoc. 15- yu Paraffin Wase.\n\nMarriage between English Girl & Chinese Tuan. Gift of money for Aeroplanes. medical Registration Amendt. Ordinance. Every Trading: Tuaxe Simon. Case Zur S. A. Neville.\n\nGeneral Post Office 1 July. Int H. R. Phelips Apple for A 10 J 13 A Rubber & Tin Exports l'ttee 14 Faculty Office International Banking Corpen. 23 General Post Office Chartered Bank of India, Australia 26 A 18 M Bonus.\n\nWireless Station at Cape D'Aguilar. Tire Shipped to marseilles without Permit, Deeds etc. flor Ou in America. Goods Chinese Postal Agency. S. 5. \"Sigmaringen\" good. on 5.5. \"Sigmaringen\"\"\n\n(47612A) Wt 12218/2108 2000 108 H & J, id Gp 113", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-429 - Public Offices & Others - 1915.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 458568, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-429 - Public Offices & Others - 1915", "page_number": 129, "title": "CO129-429 - Public Offices & Others - 1915", "content_text": "further communication should be addressed to-\n\nASSISTANT SECRETARY,\n\nat address given opposite.\n\nThe following letter and number should be quoted-\n\nC. 31010.\n\nTelegraphic Address:\n\nHOOLASTA, LONDON.\n\nCode No.: 3840 Victoria.\n\nBOARD OF TRADE,\n\n(COMMERCIAL DEPARTMENT),\n\nGWYDYR HOUSE,\n\nWHITEHALL,\n\nLONDON, S.W.\n\n7th October, 1915.\n\nSir,\n\nWith reference to your letter, No.42176/1915, of the 18th September, I am directed by the Board of Trade to state that they concur in Mr. Secretary Bonar Law's proposal to authorise the Governor of Hong Kong to issue a licence for the payment to the enemy shipowners of such charges as may have to be paid in order to obtain possession\n\nof the goods ex the s.s. \"Kleist\" which Messrs Arnhold Karberg & Company desire to forward to Italy, subject to the conditions suggested in the 4th and 5th paragraphs of your letter under reference, and provided also that\n\nthe Licencees satisfy themselves that the goods are not likely to reach an enemy country.\n\nI am to add that on the question of the right of the\n\nCrown to seize the share of the enemy partner of Arnhold Karberg & Company, Mr. Bonar Law may think fit to consult\n\nthe Procurator-General.\n\nThe Under Secretary of State,\n\nColonial Office,\n\nS.W.\n\nI have the honour to be,\n\nSir,\n\nYour obedient Servant,\n\nH. Finlay ELLIS.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-429 - Public Offices & Others - 1915.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 458989, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-429 - Public Offices & Others - 1915", "page_number": 550, "title": "CO129-429 - Public Offices & Others - 1915", "content_text": "mthast\n\njoe his\n\natter.\n\nмой вискорита\n\nReep\n\nbut # proposes\n\nthe Governor to\n\ndiscretion in the\n\n(Signed: H. J. READ.\n\nSecretary of State.)\n\n12404\n\n548\n\nC\n\nHONG KONG\n\n120494.\n\nGroß\n\nParliamentary Committee Bills bought by\n\n1915 15. Mch\n\nLast previous Paper.\n\nZa\n\n7163\n\nCamsel\n\nDurlacher Asiatische Banks\n\nConsiders they should not be branded\n\nover 6. Shanghai Branch of Bank\n\nProc feat.\n\ncom 23 Bicke\n\nte: 26 M\n\nCopy EW. Conf. 30 March\n\nег\n\n13955\n\nMr\n\nSenfusson\n\nech\n\nWe\n\nof\n\nWe have\n\nProcurator\n\n01637\n\nネ\n\nremimal\n\nbrand\n\nferson\n\nnot\n\nzat\n\nGemeral\n\nsending\n\ncofung\n\ncund\n\nJR 17/3/15 atonce\n\n17/3/15\n\nクリノハ\n\nNext subsequent Paper\n\nMO\n\n1395=\n\n(86,195), Wt.81,086-13. 46,000. 12/18. A.&E.W.\n\n(107,099)\n\n81,297–32. 45,000. 11/14.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-429 - Public Offices & Others - 1915.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 458993, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-429 - Public Offices & Others - 1915", "page_number": 554, "title": "CO129-429 - Public Offices & Others - 1915", "content_text": "relating to the Endmark and \n\nDerfflinger \n\nshould be sent to \n\nthe \n\nProcurator of the British Prize Court at \n\nAlexandria. \n\n25/3/19 \n\nThe Goranker from the Graphic after 7 possible \n\n2 Tel. \n\nulema \n\nto \n\nfor. Wiring Orders of the Jon \n\nComporta dominance \n\nB \n\n(8993) \n\ncommand well \n\nCommentary \n\nWills was not he \n\nGlosgray \n\nLanded our bond & Bill relating \n\nto Sudmark Derfflinger to he \n\nSir, \n\nTreatury, \n\nC V \n\n13365 \n\nPre 25 MAR 15 \n\nwhitenall, \n\n24th March 1916. \n\n55% \n\n3.W. \n\nIn reply to Mr Read's letter No. \n\n8798/1916 \n\nof the 3rd instant, transmitting to me by direction of Mr Secretary Harcourt, for my observations, a copy of a Despatch from the Governor of Hongkong with regard to certain Bills bought by the Deutsche-Asiatische Bank in that Colony, I have to acquaint you for the information of the Secretary of State that, subject to the transmission to H.M. Procurator in Egypt of the Bill relating to cargo in the S.S. \"Sudmark\" and \"Derfflinger\", I agree in the recommendation made in the 4th Paragraph of the Report of the Attorney General of Hongkong, a copy of which was also enclosed in the letter under reply. \n\n& \n\nSent to 35/hen \n\n26th March \n\nOur Bill forwarded to Procurator at Alexandria \n\nto send us copy of the core complaint \n\nRauscher \n\n26.26/3/18 \n\nMy query \n\nour \n\n3.0. The A \n\nAnc. 9. W \n\nPage 363\n\nPage 363\n\nPage 363\n\n26.3.16 \n\nI am \n\nSir, \n\nYour obedient servant, \n\nThe Under Secretary of State, \n\nColonial Office, \n\nS.D. \n\nPage 364\n\nPage 364\n\nPage 364", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-429 - Public Offices & Others - 1915.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 461218, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-432 - Governor Sir May - 1916 [3-5]", "page_number": 699, "title": "CO129-432 - Governor Sir May - 1916 [3-5]", "content_text": "**Code and Cypher Telegrams from the Secretary of State to the Governor of Hongkong**\n\n708: 27798\n\n**RECEIVED 12 JUN 16**\n\nAllows shipment of Peanuts to Manila, Allows shipment of Peanut Oil to Manila and San Francisco. Regarding the shipment of Pepper to Jones. Allows shipment of Pepper to Van Loan if it is Consigned to Consul-General, New York. Allows shipment of Peanut Oil and Wood Oil but refuses to allow shipment of Tallow. Residential Club for men of the Oversea Forces. Refuses to allow shipment of Tallow for Kobe, Allows shipment of Peanuts to Tacoma. Allows shipment of Tin to U.S.A. but should be consigned to Consul-General.\n\nApril 19th.\n\n| Code | Date | Description |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| 728 | 19th | Corrects name of Company. |\n| 1729 | 19th | |\n| 730 | 20th | |\n| 731 | 20th | Inquires as to the origin of explosives. |\n| 732 | 20th | Allows shipment of shelled Peanuts to San Francisco. |\n| 733 | 20th | Allows shipment of Peanut Oil and Lard. As to the grant of permission for sugar from Erdmann Bieloken. |\n| 1734 | 22nd | Application of Gardner to join H.M Forces. |\n| 736 | 22nd | Allows shipment of a tin to New York. |\n| 737 | 24th | Refuses to allow shipment of lard if it is Hongkong produce. |\n| 738 | 24th | Allows shipments of tin to New York. |\n| 739 | 25th | Requests further particular as to Antimony. |\n| 740 | 25th | Approves proposals as to Army Act, Owners of cargoes in German ships in Portuguese waters to be notified to make applications immediately to Procurator of Republic. |\n| 741 | 25th | Refuses to allow re-export of Explosives. |\n| 742 | 28th | CIPHER Reported purchase of feathers for Germany, Code Return of Miller to Hongkong. |\n| 743 | 28th | Sale of Goodwill and Trade Mark of German Firms. |\n| 744 | 28th | Allows shipment of Antimony to Marseilles. |\n| 745 | 28th | Enquires as to reply to telegram of 28th April. |\n| 746 | 28th | |\n| 747 | 29th | |\n| 748 | 29th | |\n| 749 | 1st May | |\n| 750 | 1st | |\n| 751 | 2nd | |\n| 752 | 2nd | |\n\nAllows shipment of bonemeal...", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-432 - Governor Sir May - 1916 [3-5].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 463438, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-435 - Governor Sir May & Acting Governor Claud Severn - 1916 [9-11]", "page_number": 530, "title": "CO129-435 - Governor Sir May & Acting Governor Claud Severn - 1916 [9-11]", "content_text": "## HONG KONG\n### EXPORT OF TIN PLATES\n\nThe transaction has resulted in a considerable surplus to the Bank, after their costs, which suggests that the opinion of the Procurator General might be invited as to whether it is considered desirable to take steps to recover such surplus from the Bank.\n\nSigned G.4 \nGRINDLE \nLast (Gov. May 1916) \n`2014/1` \n390 \n31st October \nLast previous Paper: `Ausd.12.10` \n\"35 20 Dec 16 \nmo Jan 17 251 \nQL M 26 \n\n59348 \nSenda report re \n523 \n1 \n5:748- \n| REGS | DEC 15 | \n| --- | --- | \n| REC | | \n\nIs permitting export subject to restrictions suggested, \nL. Sexual Tinplates are in that Schedule \nMa Sched: A of the UK. \nDinic. that in the Export from UK is prohibited to all destinations. The Colonies place the articles in the list of prohibitions to all place except UK & British Colonies & Protectorates Export to other places may, however, be allowed under Licences.\n\nException need not be taken to the permission stated by the Gov of Hong Kong. but \nCopy to Wartrade dept. 67 \n\nthat I think he must not \n62783 (441) WL. 14758-1. 27,000 7/16. B M & S \nJas 15/12/16. Jayne Tatts Bein \nwe ought to take the Gov... \nalisfenuations from probitations of exprontation...\n\nNext subsequent Paper. 0", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-435 - Governor Sir May & Acting Governor Claud Severn - 1916 [9-11].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 464797, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-437 - Public Offices - 1916", "page_number": 357, "title": "CO129-437 - Public Offices - 1916", "content_text": "355\n\nThere is no evidence of enemy destination.\n\nThe first matter to be considered is the position with regard to the two Prize-Courted consignments, for inasmuch as the evidence is general evidence not stronger with regard to one consignment than with regard to another it is clear that in dealing with the Copenhagen consignment we should follow and be guided by the course adopted with reference to the Prize-Courted consignments here. If the Prize-Courted consignments here are to be released, no reason can be suggested for declining to deliver the Copenhagen consignment. But if, on the other hand, we are going to take the opinion of the Prize Court on the consignments here, it seems obvious that the Copenhagen consignment must be stored there until it can be brought back to this country to be placed in the Prize Court and abide the fate of the other consignment.\n\nDealing first, then, with the Prize-Courted consignments, I refer the Committee to a note by Mr. Scanlan (of Mr. Simpkin's Department) in which the various points of suspicion against the Nordisk Fjerfabrik are very carefully set out. To that note it may be added that the figures as to the growth of the import of feathers into Denmark are undoubtedly striking.\n\nIt appears from the Statistics of Imports of the War Trade Statistical Department that the January to April imports of feathers into Denmark in 1916 amounted to 760 tons, while the average imports for 4 months during 1913 amounted to 179 tons. The April imports of feathers in 1916 amounted to 320 tons: and the result is, as will be seen, that the imports of the one month of April were by much greater than the average imports for four months before the war.\n\nIt should further be added to Mr. Scanlan's note that since it was written we have received a Chartered Accountant's Report upon the books of the Nordisk Fjerfabrik. This shows that before the war their largest turnover was with Germany in 1913, 408,000 kroners. This fell heavily to 167,000 kroners in 1914, but rose to some extent to 198,000 kroners in 1915. For the first quarter of 1916 it fell to 10,000 kroner. These figures undoubtedly show a large trade with Germany. The German turnover was in 1915 considerably larger than that with any other country with the exception of Denmark.\n\nThe above, taken with Mr. Scanlan's note, represents the whole of the material. Upon that the Procurator General wrote a letter to the Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs on May 23rd in which he said that he was of opinion that the Prize Court proceedings could be pursued with some prospect of success, but that, as feathers appeared to be of no potential military value, he would be disposed to concur in any arrangement which might be proposed on grounds of policy. I have since had an opportunity of discussing the matter with Mr. Woods and Mr. Stocks, of the Procurator General's Department, and they tell me that further reflection has rather strengthened their opinion as to the prospects of success and that they are therefore disinclined to release.\n\nIf this view be adopted, it would seem, for reasons above indicated, to dispose of the case of the \"Aurora\". It is, however, (though I do not think it affects the result) right I should say that I take a somewhat less favourable view of the case than the Procurator General's Department. In my view, the evidence does not carry the case very far; while I think the suspicion fully justified us in placing the goods in the Prize Court, I do not myself think that we are very likely to secure condemnation. But, on the other hand, I think on the whole that there are materials which should enable us to satisfy a Court, if it becomes necessary, that we had reasonable and probable cause for the seizure.\n\nBut perhaps the most striking feature of the case,", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-437 - Public Offices - 1916.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 464798, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-437 - Public Offices - 1916", "page_number": 358, "title": "CO129-437 - Public Offices - 1916", "content_text": "# \n\nfrom the point of view of policy, is the extraordinary increase in the imports of feathers into Denmark. I understand that feathers are now considered to be of definite military importance, and this being so, I am of opinion, and I submit to the Committee, that we should have no difficulty in accepting the view of the Procurator General's Department that the consignments already in Prize must remain there and that it follows that the goods at present in Copenhagen must remain stored there until they can be brought back and put in the Prize Court.\n\nWith regard to the consignment on the \"Osten\" it seems to follow that this should be placed in the Prize Court when the ship arrives at Kirkwall. But probably, before definitely deciding this, the Committee may think it well to ascertain precisely what took place between the Foreign Trade Department and Mr. Burmeister, and what was the nature of the evidence which is said to have cleared this shipment, and the Nordisk Fjerfabrik, generally in the eyes of that Department.\n\n(Signed)\n\nDRAFT.\n\nMINUTE.\n\n29/6/6\n\n70\n\nMr. William Finlay.\nMr. Read.\nSir H. Just.\nSir G. Fiddes.\nMr. Steel-Maitland.\nMr. Bonar Law.\n\n7th June 1916.\n\n...\n\n30th June\n\n...\n\nIs 114566/x/1916 ...\n\nto request that the proposed shipment of feathers from ARony to Copenhagen for the Nordica Fjerfatuk has already formed the subject of ... between this Dept. and the F.T.O.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-437 - Public Offices - 1916.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 465337, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-438 - Public Offices - 1916", "page_number": 136, "title": "CO129-438 - Public Offices - 1916", "content_text": "Any further communication should be addressed to \n**THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY**, \nat the address given opposite. \n\nThe following letter and number should \nbe quoted `3218 C`.\n\n**Telegraphic Address :** \n`COLASTA, LONDON`. Telephone No.: `3840 Victoria`. \n\n**(COPY)** \n\n**BOARD OF TRADE,** \n**(COMMERCIAL DEPARTMENT),** \n`GWYDYR HOUSE`, \n`WHITEHALL`, \n`LONDON, S.W.` \n11th March, 1916. \n\nGentlemen, \n\nWith reference to your letter of the 3rd March, \nI am directed by the **Board of Trade** to state that they will \noffer no objection to the goods described in their letter \nof the 19th February numbered as above in respect of which \nyou claim a lien being shipped from Brussels to Hongkong in a neutral vessel provided that you undertake to furnish His Majesty's Procurator General with a full statement of your \nclaim in the matter and to pay to him or to his direction any surplus which may remain out of the proceeds of the goods after that claim has been satisfied. \n\nI have to add that the board consider that in the \ninterests of this country every effort possible should be made to obtain a British or failing that an Allied ship to carry the goods in question and that the goods should be carried by a neutral vessel under the conditions stated above only if it is not reasonably possible to adopt any \nother course. \n\nI am, \nGentlemen, \nYour obedient Servant, \n(signed) H. FOUNT! \n\nHear. The Russo-Asiatic Bank, \n`64, Old Broad Street`, \n`E.C.`", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-438 - Public Offices - 1916.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 465462, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-438 - Public Offices - 1916", "page_number": 261, "title": "CO129-438 - Public Offices - 1916", "content_text": "# \n5089\n\nTreasury, Whitehall, **RE FEB 16**\n\n29th January 1916.\n\nSir,\n\nI beg to acknowledge the receipt of Sir H.W. Just's letter of the 14th instant (No.766/1916), with reference to the permission given to the London Branch of the Dresdner Bank to sell certain goods brought forward to Hongkong in a neutral ship from a neutral port, where they had been lying in an enemy steamship since the outbreak of war and enquiring how, in my opinion, the balance, if any, should be applied.\n\nA difficulty no doubt arises in seizing enemy goods in a neutral ship, but the practice which has been followed in this Country is to require the Bank to pay over any balance which may remain in its hands to the Procurator General for lodgment in Court for account of whom it may concern, and I would suggest that this course should be adopted in this case, and that the money should be transmitted to this Department for payment into the Prize Court in this Country.\n\nA question will, no doubt, arise hereafter as to its ultimate disposal, but this is a matter which might receive further consideration when it becomes necessary.\n\nThe Under Secretary of State,\nCOLONIAL OFFICE,\nS.V.\n\nI am,\nSir,\nYour obedient Servant,\nA. H. Vernon.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-438 - Public Offices - 1916.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 466574, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-440 - Others & Individuals - 1916", "page_number": 156, "title": "CO129-440 - Others & Individuals - 1916", "content_text": "Under the circumstances, it was clearly not accidental. Meanwhile, we had been in touch with Lien Polla Danka regarding a better arrangement, which is conditional on the approval of the Procurator General.\n\nI write to the Procurator General saying that, with the consent of both parties, we are willing to allow the London branch of the Dresdner Bank to proceed with the sale of certain food items that had been brought forward.\n\nSince the shipment from a neutral porting had been treated as an enemy undertaking, an account to the credit of the sale was to be opened. Mr. Food had suggested that, after satisfaction of expenses for getting possession and forwarding the goods, the balance, if any, should be dealt with as per the Procurator General's instructions.\n\nWe shall be glad to learn what the Procurator General thinks should be done with the balance, whether it should be paid to the local or Imperial authorities, and if the former, what should be done with it upon receipt. In the case of the latter, whether any special instructions are to be given regarding the seizure.\n\nReference: GR1178/1922/32(III), 10.1.16\n\nOn behalf of Mi..., ludes hd. Somnally Cattilando at mau 06.107./18.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-440 - Others & Individuals - 1916.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 466577, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-440 - Others & Individuals - 1916", "page_number": 159, "title": "CO129-440 - Others & Individuals - 1916", "content_text": "གྲྭ་\n\n.:\n\nто\n\n16\n\n166, trong đang\n\n158\n\nDRAFT.\n\nH.M. Procurator General.\n\nIndia\n\nSir.\n\n14 January\n\n1915\n\nI am directed by M. Sec.\n\nBonar Law to inform you\n\nJohan\n\nMINUTE. #!\n\nMr. Frente 12\n\nMr. Tennyson 13/1/16\n\nMr. Harris 12\n\nMr.\n\nSir G. Fiddes.\n\nSir H. Just.\n\nSir J. Anderson.\n\nMr. Steel-Maitland.\n\nMr. Bonar Law.\n\nDiff. to Dresdner Bank\n\nAno. 3089\n\nthat\n\nwith the consent of\n\nthe A Lord's\n\nbomenro.\n\nд\n\nthe Treasury\n\nand the\n\nBoard of\n\ninstructing\n\nFrode he is\n\nthe Governor of Hong Kong to\n\nallow the sale by the London\n\nbranch\n\nд\n\nof\n\nthe Dresdner Bank\n\ncertain goods under lien to the\n\nBank, brought forward to Hong\n\nKong in a neutral ship from a\n\nneutral port where\n\nthey\n\nhad been\n\nlying\n\nenemy\n\nshipment\n\nsince the outbreak.\n\n&\n\nwar\n\n2. The", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-440 - Others & Individuals - 1916.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 475377, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-446 - Others & Individuals - 1917", "page_number": 374, "title": "CO129-446 - Others & Individuals - 1917", "content_text": "-2-\n\n369\n\nOur Hongkong branch however was treated by the Hong-kong Government as an enemy concern and ordered to be wound up.\n\nSome little time ago it came to my knowledge, that the British partner in a firm in a similar position had been empowered by the Hongkong authorities to continue trading in the Colony, and the order for the winding up of his firm's business had been cancelled. I consequently wrote out, suggesting that representations should be made in order to secure for us similar treatment.\n\nThe matter was referred unofficially to the Attorney-General, whose opinion was, that a distinction might be drawn between ourselves and the firm referred to above, owing to certain proceedings in the Prize Court in this country. I would explain that my brother and I had claimed the release of our shares in goods, the property of our old partnership, which had been detained in Prize. In his judgment the President directed that before our shares could be released, H.M.'s Procurator-General should satisfy himself that my brother and I, after the outbreak of war, had taken reasonable steps to dissociate ourselves from our former German partners, and should also investigate our whole conduct since the outbreak of war. This has in the meantime been done, and H.M.'s Procurator has expressed himself as being completely satisfied, and has ordered the release of our shares in the goods before the Prize Court.\n\nThe result of this investigation has been conveyed to the Attorney-General at Hongkong, who has expressed himself as seeing no reason why our request should not now be granted, and I understand that he is communicating his opinion to the author-", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-446 - Others & Individuals - 1917.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 489384, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-470 - Public Offices - 1921", "page_number": 532, "title": "CO129-470 - Public Offices - 1921", "content_text": "529 \n\n4 \n\nby the Government-General, or who sell, transfer, exchange, or lend such mixtures or compounds, shall be punished by imprisonment with hard labour for a period of not more than three years, or shall pay a fine of not more than 3,000 yen. Persons not having received special licence under article 4, section 1, or not having been officially appointed to sell opium, who sell, transfer, exchange, or lend opium paste for smoking, and persons having received special licence under article 4, section 1, who sell, transfer, exchange, or lend opium paste for smoking to persons not in possession of a licence to purchase and consume opium paste for smoking, or persons selling opium paste for smoking under official appointment who sell, transfer, exchange, or lend opium paste for smoking to persons not in possession of a licence to retail opium paste for smoking, shall be punished by imprisonment with hard labour for a period not exceeding four years, or shall pay a fine of not more than 4,000 yen.\n\n## Art. 9\nPersons who manufacture or import drugs of the same efficacy as raw opium, powdered opium, or opium paste for smoking, shall be punished by imprisonment with hard labour for a period not exceeding four years, or shall pay a fine of not more than 4,000 yen. Persons who sell, transfer, exchange, or lend drugs of the same efficacy as raw opium or opium paste for smoking, and persons, other than apothecaries, druggists, pharmacists, and medical practitioners, not having received special licence under article 4, section 5, who sell, transfer, exchange, or lend powdered opium, shall be punished by imprisonment with hard labour for a period not exceeding three years, or shall pay a fine of not more than 3,000 yen.\n\n### Art. 9 (2)\nPersons who attempt unsuccessfully to import, or who attempt unsuccessfully to manufacture, drugs of the same efficacy as opium paste for smoking, shall suffer the above punishments reduced by one or by two degrees.\n\n### Art. 9 (3)\nPersons using morphine or drugs containing morphine as substitutes for the consumption or smoking of opium, shall be punished by imprisonment with hard labour for a period not exceeding one year, or shall pay a fine of not more than 1,000 yen, and persons administering such drugs at the request of third parties shall suffer the same punishments.\n\n## Art. 10\nPersons cultivating opium poppies, or having in their possession poppy heads, for the purpose of manufacturing opium, shall be punished by imprisonment with hard labour for a period not exceeding two years, or shall pay a fine of not more than 2,000 yen.\n\n## Art. 11\nPersons who import utensils for the eating and smoking of opium, or who manufacture utensils for the eating and smoking of opium, without having received special licence under article 4, section 2, shall be punished by imprisonment with hard labour for a period not exceeding three years, or shall pay a fine of not more than 3,000 yen. Persons not having received special licence under article 4, section 2, or section 3, who sell, transfer, exchange, or lend utensils for the eating and smoking of opium, and persons having received these licences who sell, transfer, exchange, or lend utensils for the eating and smoking of opium to persons not in possession of special licences to establish places for the eating and smoking of opium, or of special licences to purchase and consume opium paste for smoking, shall be punished by imprisonment with hard labour for a period not exceeding two years, or shall pay a fine of not more than 2,000 yen.\n\n## Art. 12\nCustoms officers who permit, or who themselves are guilty of, the importations mentioned in articles 8, 9, and 11, shall suffer the penalties prescribed, increased by one degree.\n\n## Art. 13\nPersons not having received special licence under article 4, section 4, who supply utensils or provide places for the consumption of opium, shall be punished by imprisonment with hard labour for a period not exceeding four years, or shall pay a fine of not more than 4,000 yen. Persons having received special licence under article 4, section 4, who supply utensils or provide places for the consumption of opium to persons not in possession of a licence to purchase and consume opium paste for smoking, shall suffer the same punishments. In the above two cases, if the offences were not for the purpose of profit, the punishments shall be reduced one degree.\n\n## Art. 14\nPersons not having received licence under article 3, who consume opium, shall be punished by imprisonment with hard labour for a period not exceeding three years, or shall pay a fine of not more than 3,000 yen. The foregoing penalties shall be increased one degree in the case of persons who shall entice persons not having a licence under article 3, and shall cause them to consume opium.\n\n## Art. 15\nPersons other than those who sell opium paste for smoking under special appointment, not having received licence under article 3, or article 4, section 1, who have or possess opium paste for smoking, and persons not having received licence under article 3, or article 4, sections 2, 3, or 4, who have or possess utensils for the consumption of opium, shall be punished by imprisonment with hard labour for a period not exceeding one year, or shall pay a fine of not more than 1,000 yen. Persons having or possessing drugs of the same efficacy as raw opium or opium paste for smoking, or persons not licensed under article 4, section 5, having or possessing powdered opium, excepting medical practitioners, pharmacists, druggists, and apothecaries, shall suffer the same punishment.\n\n## Art. 16\nIn the cases covered by articles 8 to 15, the utensils in question shall be confiscated. If the utensils in question have already been destroyed, their value shall be collected instead.\n\n## Art. 17\nPersons punished by imprisonment with hard labour under this ordinance may commute their sentence by a money payment at the rate of 2 yen for each day; and proportionally, if they shall have made a part payment, a corresponding number of days shall be deducted from the sentence. Cases coming under this article shall be examined anew in a court of law, and the opinion of a public procurator shall be taken, and an order issued by a judge.\n\n## Art. 18\nPersons not having fully paid their fines may commute their fines by detention in prison for a period of not more than five years. During such detention, they can be made to perform military service. Persons who are to be detained in prison shall be examined anew in a court of law, and on an application by a public procurator, a judge shall determine the period of detention and shall pronounce sentence. Persons sentenced to pay a fine, who shall have paid a part of it, shall have the number of days of detention correspondingly reduced according to the proportion between the amount of the fine imposed and the corresponding number of days of detention. A person who shall have paid his fine during the period of his detention in prison shall complete the remaining days according to the proportions of the preceding articles.\n\n## Art. 19\nShould this ordinance be broken as regards their business by the employers or by the members of the families of persons who have been granted a licence under article 4, and who have been officially appointed to sell opium paste for smoking, the owners of the businesses or the persons appointed to sell opium shall be punished.\n\n## Art. 20\nParagraph 1, chapter 5, of book 2 of the Penal Code shall not apply.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-470 - Public Offices - 1921.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 492285, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-475 - Governor Sir Stubbs & Acting Governor Claud Severn - 1922 [5-7]", "page_number": 215, "title": "CO129-475 - Governor Sir Stubbs & Acting Governor Claud Severn - 1922 [5-7]", "content_text": "228\n\n(N.B.-An addition for pumping from the City has been made in the case of the Peak and Middle Levels.)\n\nHONGKONG.\n\n(a)-Water Supply.\n\nTHE HONGKONG WEEKLY PRESS &\n\n(b)-The drainage of the Middle Levels should be diverted to an outfall in the Sulphur Channel. (c)-All sewage on the Western side of Kowloon Peninsula should be diverted to outfalls at Kowloon Point and North of the Cosmopolitan Dock.\n\n10. As our recommendations do involve the supply of Salt Water, the question of \"the provision of suitable pipes\" does not arise.\n\nT. L. PERKINS, Chairman. L. GIBBS. R. M. HENDERSON. C.E. WARREN.\n\nJuly 9th, 1921.\n\n6. The City and Peak Water Supply has about reached the limit of its capacity. It is suggested that the cost of this should be met by an additional rate in the districts concerned, each district being first given the option to decide by vote whether or no it will adopt a Water Carriage System with the proposed Water Carriage Services to the Peak and Middle Levels.\n\nThe present supply (1920) is fully 7 million gallons a day. The water required for the Peak and Middle Levels amounts to 5 and 22 million gallons a year, respectively. One inch of water on an acre amounts to 22,000 gallons. In the driest recorded year at least 20 inches of rain can be collected in Hongkong, so that the above amounts can be collected respectively from 12 and 50 acres.\n\nThe present gathering ground of the City and Hill District Water Works amounts to 2,561 acres. There is however an area of about 2,600 acres in the neighbourhood of Taitam which is available for catchment and which may be reckoned on to increase the supply (without further reservoirs) from its present figure of 7 millions to 10 millions a day. A catchwater to intercept the water from about 300 acres of the above 2,600 acres at a cost of $70,000 is now in contemplation; this will provide an additional supply of at least 130 million gallons a year and will take no longer to carry out than the works necessary for supplying at a much greater cost ($417,000) 27 million gallons of Salt Water a year.\n\n(b)-Peak District.\n\nThe sanitary advantage to the Peak owing to its scattered location and the long carry for fæcal matter, is so great and the amount of water required is so small that a Public Water Carriage System using fresh water might with advantage be adopted there as soon as the necessary additions to the Peak pumping plant, now on order, are installed.\n\n(c)-Middle Levels.\n\nIn the Middle Levels the amount of water required is a more serious matter and the sanitary advantage less, and it seems that a Public Water Carriage System using fresh water should remain in abeyance there till an adequate extension of the Taitam gathering ground has been put in hand.\n\n7.-The Kowloon Works will produce 1.7 million gallons a day in the driest recorded year and can be considerably extended at a comparatively small cost. The present supply is about 1.3 million gallons a day. The Water Supply in Kowloon is therefore still fairly ahead of present requirements, but in view of the rapid growth of the district a Water Carriage System using fresh water should not be installed until extensions of the present Water Works are put in hand.\n\nGeneral.\n\n6-The time may come when the limit of the fresh water resources of the Colony has been so nearly reached that it will be more economical to obtain a supply of Salt Water than to obtain an equal additional supply of fresh water, but it does not appear that that time has yet arrived, and no works which may be carried out now for the use of fresh water will in any way interfere with the use of Salt Water when its use is found to be more economical.\n\n9.-Some alterations to the sewerage system in each of the three districts will be desirable. After perusing the six reports (Annexes 5-10) received from Mr. Newhouse, we have come to the following conclusions:-\n\n(a)-The drainage of the Peak District should be diverted to an outfall on the South side of the Island.\n\nHONGKONG\n\nBOOK-KEEPER'S SHARP SENTENCE.\n\nPROCEEDINGS IN MACAO.\n\nCarlos José Sequeira appeared before Tribunal in Macao, this week, on the charge of forgery.\n\nThe defendant was a book-keeper in the Hongkong branch, in Pedder Street, of the North West Trading Co., Ltd., and it was alleged that he forged the signature of the manager of the branch to 34 cheques, in 1919 and 1920. On October 21st, 1920, Sequeira absented himself, on which date suspicions were first aroused, and rewards for information leading to his arrest were widely published.\n\nSubsequent investigations revealed a number of forgeries of the manager's signature on cheques and the omission to enter them in the Company's books. These cheques were all made payable to Sequeira. The counterfoils of the cheques, in some cases, bore different amounts from those which appeared on the cheques themselves, and names of persons other than Sequeira. In other cases the counterfoils had been cancelled. The total amount involved in the charges was $11,990.\n\nSequeira, who claims to be a Portuguese subject, was arrested by the police at Macao.\n\nA number of witnesses from Hongkong attended; the Procurator of Macao conducted the case for the prosecution, and Mr. H. Nolasco defended. Mr. T. M. Hazlerigg (Assistant Crown Solicitor) watched the proceedings on behalf of the Hongkong Government.\n\nThe Chief Justice sentenced the defendant to six years' imprisonment at Timor, telling him that, but for extenuating circumstances, the sentence would have been one of twelve years.\n\nThe sentence does not begin to run until it has been confirmed by the Portuguese authorities at Goa.\n\nOwing to military movements in the Central Yangtsze region, a Hankow message says, cargo deliveries from the provinces are very difficult to obtain.\n\nThe Java-China-Japan Line has distributed a dividend of 15 per cent, for the year 1920. The report speaks of the business of the Company having been seriously affected by the competition of Japanese and American Shipping Board vessels, and alludes to the disturbing effect which the violent fluctuations in the rate of the Mexican dollar has had on business life in Eastern Asia.\n\n182\n\n[September 3rd, 1921.\n\nCORRESPONDENCE.\n\nAN INACCURATE REPORT.\n\n[TO THE EDITOR OF THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS.]\n\nSIR, My attention has to-day been called to an article appearing in your issue of May 27th, referring to statistics purported to have been given by me.\n\nIt seems regrettable that inaccurate newspaper reports should be taken as authoritative statements. Having had the privilege of conferring with the Authorities of the Civil Medical Department and having in my possession the published reports of that Department, it is not likely that I should have made such an unintelligible statement as the one appearing in the Hongkong and other Eastern papers.\n\nOn first seeing the report as it appeared in the Eastern papers, I took steps through Reuters to correct the statement made. This correction will, of course, have reached you many weeks before my letter.\n\nIt is regrettable that the Sanitary Board were inveigled into spending valuable time in discussing the accuracy of the statement that was never made in the form in which they considered it.\n\nThe Eastern Commission have placed their reports on the Eastern Colonies in the hands of the National Council. This body has already transmitted them to the Colonial Office, by whom they will doubtless be forwarded to the Colonial Governments concerned.—Yours very truly,\n\nSYBIL NEVILLE ROLFE,\n\nGeneral Secretary.\n\n80, Avenue Chambers,\n\nSouthampton Row, London, W.C.1.\n\nJuly 19th, 1921.\n\n[The article to which Mrs. Rolfe refers was based on a Reuter cable attributing certain statements to her. These formed the subject of a series of questions by Dr. KOCH at a meeting of the Sanitary Board, to which answers were given by the Medical Officer of Health. We have received through Reuter's no correction to the statements attributed to Mrs. Rolfe in the telegram which formed the basis of our comment.-ED.]\n\nSUSPECTED ARSON.\n\nA KEROSENE FIRE IN WINGLOK STREET.\n\nAttempted arson is alleged in a report received by the police from the manager of a Chinese shop occupying the ground floor of No. 32, Winglok Street.\n\nThe manager states that he was asleep in the front part of the shop when he was awakened by one of his coolies with an alarm of fire. At the back of the shop he saw smoke filtering in through cracks in the back door. There was also a strong smell of kerosene. When the door was opened, a pile of waste paper saturated in petroleum was found burning furiously immediately outside. The manager and his coolies got buckets of water and managed to extinguish the flames. Near the door, was found an empty bottle which had contained kerosene.\n\nThe first and second floors of the house are occupied as a Boarding House, so that if the fire had involved the building there might have been great loss of life.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-475 - Governor Sir Stubbs & Acting Governor Claud Severn - 1922 [5-7].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 527025, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-529-4 China- extraterritoriality 23-11-1931 - 31-12-1931", "page_number": 112, "title": "CO129-529-4 China- extraterritoriality 23-11-1931 - 31-12-1931", "content_text": "## \n\n2. introduces entirely new point to which Chinese would never agree.\n\n3. Referring to paragraph 6 of your telegram No. 35, the explanation given yesterday by Minister for Foreign Affairs for dropping the sentence relating to domiciliary searches by procurators is that according to the Chinese system, the procurator is part of the court, so that such searches would be conducted on the procurator's warrant bearing the seal of the court, which Chinese profess to regard as a court process. The Minister for Foreign Affairs shows no readiness to budge on this point.\n\n4. We discussed personal status. The Minister for Foreign Affairs insists that China cannot possibly accept anything on the lines of our text and professes to be unable to make a better offer than that contained in the Chinese counter-draft of December 1st. From his previous discussions with Hsu Mo, Mr. Teichman thinks a compromise solution might possibly be found along some such lines as the following:\n\n(a) In general, in matters of personal status, British laws would be applied by Chinese courts.\n\n(b) In cases where only British subjects were concerned and at their request, cases would be reserved for British jurisdiction.\n\n(c) Special provisions to be made for the administration of estates of deceased persons by British consuls. If you approve, can I be furnished with a draft?\n\nMinister", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-529-4 China- extraterritoriality 23-11-1931 - 31-12-1931.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 527280, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-529-5 China- extraterritoriality 23-11-1931 - 31-12-1931", "page_number": 193, "title": "CO129-529-5 China- extraterritoriality 23-11-1931 - 31-12-1931", "content_text": "258\n\n10\n\n## ARTICLE 22.\n\n1. The present Treaty shall be ratified by the High Contracting Parties in accordance with their respective constitutional methods.\n\n2. The ratifications shall be exchanged at Nanking.\n\n3. The present Treaty shall come into force as soon as the ratifications of His Majesty the King of Great Britain, Ireland and the British Dominions beyond the Seas, Emperor of India, in respect of each and all the members of the League of Nations as enumerated in the Preamble of the present Treaty, and of His Excellency the President of the National Government of the Republic of China, shall have been exchanged.\n\n## ANNEXES\n\n### A.—Declaration by Minister for Foreign Affairs\n\nWITH reference to the Treaty concluded between us to-day, I have the honour to declare on behalf of my Government that the Chinese courts will ensure to the persons and property of subjects of His Majesty due protection in accordance with international law and the general practice of nations.\n\n### B.—Declaration by Minister for Foreign Affairs\n\nWITH reference to the Treaty concluded between us to-day, I have the honour to declare on behalf of my Government that the chief judge of any of the special chambers provided in article 2 of the said Treaty shall be the president of the court to which the chamber belongs. Other judges of the special chamber as well as its procurators shall be selected from among legal scholars with thorough training and practical experience and with a broad knowledge of the general concepts of modern jurisprudence. Their names, ranks, and salaries will be made known to the public and they will not be removed from office without cause.\n\n### C.—Declaration by Minister for Foreign Affairs\n\nWITH reference to the Treaty concluded between us to-day, I have the honour to declare on behalf of my Government that the legal counsellors referred to in article 3 of the above-mentioned Treaty will be engaged and employed by the Chinese Government under contracts specifying in detail the duration and the terms of their service, including in the case of each foreign legal counsellor total emoluments of not less than £3,000 a year, to be paid in quarterly instalments, the said quarterly instalments to be deposited in such bank or banks as the legal counsellor concerned may indicate six months ahead of the time when such instalments fall due.\n\nI have further the honour to declare that among the legal counsellors above referred to there will also be included one legal counsellor of Chinese nationality to be similarly selected and appointed from among Chinese legal experts possessing the same training, qualifications, and experience, and that this Chinese legal counsellor will have the same functions as the other legal counsellors.\n\n### D.—Exchange of Notes\n\nHis Britannic Majesty's Minister to the Minister for Foreign Affairs.\n\nSir,\n\nWITH reference to article 8 of the Treaty signed between us to-day, I have the honour to request your Excellency's confirmation of my understanding as follows:-\n\nAll legal Chinese land transfer fees leviable under regular Chinese legislation as provided in article 6 of the said Treaty, where properly payable under such legislation, will be paid by subjects of His Majesty on account of land transactions effected after the date", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-529-5 China- extraterritoriality 23-11-1931 - 31-12-1931.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 537324, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-543-4 Piracy- Case of Rex v. Chung Tam Kwong and others 10-2-1933 - 2-3-1934", "page_number": 38, "title": "CO129-543-4 Piracy- Case of Rex v. Chung Tam Kwong and others 10-2-1933 - 2-3-1934", "content_text": "## C. O.\n\nMr. Jamerson `1p0/33` My gland to Mr. Cowell `11`\n\nMr. Parkinson.\n\nMr. Tomlinson.\n\nSir C. Bottomley.\n\n`MBBushe 11/10`\n\nX\n\nSir J. Spackburgh. `11`\n\nPermt. U.S. of S. `/09/53/`\n\n22 38\n\n1200%\n\nFor Secretary of State's signature.\n\nDowning Street,\n\n16 October, 1933.\n\nParly. U.S. of S.\n\nSecretary of State.\n\n**DRAFT.**\n\n1\n\nMy Lord,\n\nI have the honour to inform **THE LORD PRESIDENT OF THE COUNCIL**.\n\nTo be sent at the same time as a S.O. letter from M. Bushe to Registrar of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council covering draft of proposed Order in Council.\n\n**FURTHER ACTION.**\n\nthat I have had under consideration with the assistance of the Law Officers of the Crown and of His Majesty's Procurator-General, the serious position which has arisen in Chinese waters as a result of a judgment of the Full Court of Hong Kong delivered on the 1st April, 1931, in the following circumstances.\n\nAt the Criminal Sessions held in Hong Kong in February, 1931, twelve subjects of the Republic of China were indicted for the crime of piracy, to wit, that they on the 4th day of January, 1931, on the High Seas with force and arms assaulted and put ... \n\nH.Kong... JJ.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-543-4 Piracy- Case of Rex v. Chung Tam Kwong and others 10-2-1933 - 2-3-1934.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 537336, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-543-4 Piracy- Case of Rex v. Chung Tam Kwong and others 10-2-1933 - 2-3-1934", "page_number": 50, "title": "CO129-543-4 Piracy- Case of Rex v. Chung Tam Kwong and others 10-2-1933 - 2-3-1934", "content_text": "# DRAFT \n\n50 \n\nSir, \n\nI have the honour to inform you that I am directed by the Secretary of State to say that he has under consideration, with the assistance of the Law Officers of the Crown and of H.M. Procurator-General, the serious position which has arisen in Chinese waters as a result of a judgment of the Full Court of Hong Kong delivered on the 1st April, 1931.\n\nThe circumstances are in the following connection:\n\nAt the Criminal Sessions held in Hong Kong in February, 1931, twelve subjects of the Republic of China were indicted for the crime of piracy, to wit, that they on the 4th day of January, 1931, on the High Seas with force and arms assaulted and put in fear of their lives certain mariners in cargo junk No.206.V. with intent to carry away the said junk, her tackle and cargo from the owners thereof and to steal the same.\n\nAfter the verdict of guilty of the jury, the following question of law was reserved by the trial judge, viz: \"Whether an accused person may be convicted of piracy in circumstances where no robbery has occurred\", piracy being understood to refer to piracy \n\nPage 50\nPage 51", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-543-4 Piracy- Case of Rex v. Chung Tam Kwong and others 10-2-1933 - 2-3-1934.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 554582, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-562-26 China- extra-territoriality 16-6-1937 - 9-7-1937", "page_number": 27, "title": "CO129-562-26 China- extra-territoriality 16-6-1937 - 9-7-1937", "content_text": "## ARTICLE 21\n\n1. The present Treaty shall be binding during a period of ten years from the date of its coming into force.\n\n2. Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph 1 of this article, the provisions of article 2 of the Treaty relating to the special chambers to be established by the Chinese Government and those of article 3 relating to the legal counsellors to be appointed by the Chinese Government shall remain in force for such period as the Chinese Government may deem appropriate not being less than five years.\n\n3. Either of the High Contracting Parties may demand that on the expiration of the said period of ten years the provisions of the Treaty shall be revised. Notice of such a demand shall be given at least twelve months before the expiration of the said period of ten years and negotiations shall thereupon be entered into for the purpose of effecting such revision. If no agreement is reached in regard to such revision within this period, the Treaty shall become null and void.\n\n4. In case neither of the High Contracting Parties shall have given notice at least twelve months before the expiration of the period of ten years of his intention to terminate the Treaty, it shall remain in force subject to twelve months' notice of termination by either party at any time after the expiry of the first ten years.\n\n## ARTICLE 22\n\n1. The present Treaty shall be ratified by the High Contracting Parties in accordance with their respective constitutional methods.\n\n2. The ratifications shall be exchanged at Nanking.\n\n3. The present Treaty shall come into force as soon as the ratifications of His Majesty the King of Great Britain, Ireland and the British Dominions beyond the Seas, Emperor of India, in respect of each and all the members of the League of Nations as enumerated in the Preamble of the present Treaty, and of His Excellency the President of the National Government of the Republic of China, shall have been exchanged.\n\n## ANNEXES\n\n### A.--Declaration by Minister for Foreign Affairs\n\nWith reference to the Treaty concluded between us to-day, I have the honour to declare on behalf of my Government that the Chinese courts will ensure to the persons and property of subjects of His Majesty due protection in accordance with international law and the general practice of nations.\n\n### B.--Declaration by Minister for Foreign Affairs\n\nWith reference to the Treaty concluded between us to-day, I have the honour to declare on behalf of my Government that the chief judge of any of the special chambers provided in article 2 of the said Treaty shall be the president of the court to which the chamber belongs. Other judges of the special chamber as well as its procurators shall be selected from among legal scholars with thorough training and practical experience and with a broad knowledge of the general concepts of modern jurisprudence. Their names, ranks, and salaries will be made known to the public and they will not be removed from office without cause.\n\n### C. Declaration by Minister for Foreign Affairs\n\nWith reference to the Treaty concluded between us to-day, I have the honour to declare on behalf of my Government that the legal counsellors referred to in article 3 of the above-mentioned Treaty will be engaged and employed by the Chinese Government under contracts specifying in detail the duration and the terms of their service, including in the case of each foreign legal counsellor total emoluments of not less than £3,000 a year, to be paid in quarterly instalments, the said quarterly instalments to be deposited in such bank or banks as the legal counsellor concerned may indicate six months ahead of the time when such instalments fall due.\n\nI have further the honour to declare that among the legal counsellors above referred to there will also be included one legal counsellor of Chinese nationality to be similarly selected and appointed from among Chinese legal experts possessing the same training, qualifications, and experience, and that this Chinese legal counsellor will have the same functions as the other legal counsellors.\n\n### D.--Exchange of Notes\n\n#### His Britannic Majesty's Minister to the Minister for Foreign Affairs\n\nSir,\n\nWith reference to article 8 of the Treaty signed between us to-day, I have the honour to request your Excellency's confirmation of my understanding as follows:-\n\nAll legal Chinese land transfer fees leviable under regular Chinese legislation as provided in article 6 of the said Treaty, where properly payable under such legislation, will be paid by subjects of His Majesty on account of land transactions effected after the date of the signature of the said Treaty. But no demands will be made by the Chinese authorities for the payment of such land transfer fees on transfers of land to or from subjects of His Majesty prior to the date of the signature of the said Treaty and rights in immovable property held by subjects of His Majesty shall not be called in question on account of non-payment of such transfer fees in the past. All rights in immovable property now held by subjects of His Majesty in China shall not be questioned unless they are invalidated on legal grounds as the result of a decision rendered by a modern Chinese court of justice, but subjects of His Majesty will comply with the laws of China in regard to such property. In reaching their decisions in such cases the Chinese courts will take into consideration the treaty provisions and laws and the customs and practices in various parts of China which existed at the time when the property rights were acquired. The existing rights of subjects of His Majesty to acquire, hold, and freely dispose of and transfer their rights in immovable property in accordance with the laws of China will remain unimpaired.\n\n#### Minister for Foreign Affairs to His Britannic Majesty's Minister\n\nSir,\n\nI have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your Excellency's note of to-day's date which reads as follows:-\n'(Quote note in full)'\n\nI have the honour to confirm your Excellency's understanding as set forth above as correct.\n\n### E.--Exchange of Notes\n\n#### His Majesty's Minister to Minister for Foreign Affairs\n\nSir,\n\nWith reference to article 16 of the Treaty concluded between us to-day, I have the honour to inform your Excellency that His Majesty's Government in the United Kingdom are prepared to support immediate negotiations for a solution of the questions of the extra-settlement roads at Shanghai subject to satisfactory arrangements being made in regard to the policing and maintenance of the said roads and the payment of rates and provision of municipal services in the areas in question.\n\nI have further the honour to declare that His Majesty's Government in the United Kingdom are prepared to enter immediately into negotiations for the rendition of the British concession at Canton on the understanding that all public and private property rights and interests will be duly safeguarded in the terms of such rendition.\n\nI have the honour to request your Excellency's confirmation of my understanding that the jurisdiction of the British courts in the areas specified in article 16 above referred to will continue in force pending the time when subjects...", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-562-26 China- extra-territoriality 16-6-1937 - 9-7-1937.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 564097, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-575-3 Japanese affairs 2-1-1939 - 21-12-1939", "page_number": 60, "title": "CO129-575-3 Japanese affairs 2-1-1939 - 21-12-1939", "content_text": "## New Railway between Shimonoseki and Tokyo\n\n232. It is reported that the Ministry of Railways have decided to lay a new track between Tokyo and Shimonoseki in order to cope with the increasing volume of traffic between Japan and the continent. It is expected that a survey at the cost of some 390,000 yen will be completed by October. Some reports suggest that the new track will be of standard gauge.\n\n## Economic Offences\n\n233. The frequency of economic offences was discussed at a conference of judges and procurators which took place at the beginning of June.\n\nIt was agreed inter alia that in order to ensure the rigorous control of economic offences both parties to an illegal transaction should be punished with equal severity. It was unanimously urged that heavier penalties should also be provided. Under the existing regulations the maximum fine is fixed at 5,000 yen. It was advocated that this should be made much higher and that offenders who contravened the regulations with the intention of suffering the fine should forfeit their gains in addition.\n\n## Import and Export of Yen\n\n234. New regulations to be enforced as from the 1st July have been drawn up restricting the amount of travelling expenses which may be carried by persons visiting foreign countries. Under the previous regulations travellers were permitted to carry a maximum amount of 1,000 yen in cash and 1,000 yen as a letter of credit. Under the new rules the maximum amount, in whatever form, is reduced to 500 yen. The new regulations also restrict the amount of Japanese bank notes which may be imported to 200 yen, except with official permission.\n\n## National Savings\n\n235. It is now three months since the Government started their campaign for the saving of 10,000 million yen. According to an announcement by the Ministry of Communications, the campaign is doing well, and from 2 to 6 million yen is being saved each day.\n\n## Spiritual Mobilisation\n\n236. At a meeting of the Spiritual Mobilisation Committee on the 1st June Mr. Okada, Vice-Minister of the Department of National Welfare, suggested that the following rules should be introduced :-\n\n| Rule | Description |\n| --- | --- |\n| (1) | That receptions and parties for weddings and other events should be generally dispensed with. |\n| (2) | That the wearing of frock coats and morning coats should be discontinued except when visiting the Imperial Palace, or a shrine on a formal occasion. |\n| (3) | That Neon signs should be abolished. |\n| (4) | That cafés, bars, restaurants and licensed houses should close at 10 P.M. |\n| (5) | That students should be urged to discontinue the vain practice of allowing their hair to grow unduly long. |\n| (6) | That the practice of exchanging seasonal gifts should be abandoned. |\n\n## Renovation of Living\n\n237. With reference to sub-paragraph (5) above, the following extract is from the Asahi of the 23rd June: In accordance with a resolution of the National General Spiritual Mobilization Enforcement Society of the Finance Ministry, Vice-Minister Ono yesterday notified, as chairman of the society, all the members, comprising not only officials of the Ministry proper, but also officials of the revenue offices and the Monopoly Bureau, numbering some 30,000, that they should wear their hair short like soldiers.\n\n238. \"The short hair decree reads as follows: Let it be resolved that we, the members of the society, shall observe the following as a means of renovating our living:-\n\n| Rule | Description |\n| --- | --- |\n| (1) | All members below the age of 25 and those attending school shall wear their hair shorter than one-tenth of an inch. |\n| (2) | Others shall try to wear their hair just as short as far as possible. |\n| (3) | Exception shall be made of those with wounds or scars in the head or those who must wear their hair long because of outside work.' |\n\n\"An Asahi reporter went to ask Vice-Minister Ono what it all meant :—\n\nQ. What is the ground of the \"decree \"'?\nA. By refreshing feeling we hope to infuse the spirit of renovation.\n\nQ. There seem to be many pros and cons about the cutting of hair short.\nA. If the thing is argued about there would be no end. The essential point is not so much cutting the hair as making it the manifestation of one's determination to renovate his living.\n\nQ. Are you sure it isn't a step to follow the Finance Minister with his close-cropped hair?\n\nA. The opinion of the Minister has had nothing to do with our plan.\n\nQ. How about you, Vice-Minister?\nA. I went to the barber's only yesterday, and it would be more or less waste, but I shall at once have my hair cut to one-tenth of an inch.\n\nQ. Why have you provided for exceptions?\nA. Revenue officers, for instance, may find it inconvenient to be considered too young. Also officials abroad would have to wear their hair long, unless they wish to be taken for convicts.'\"\n\nPage 60\nPage 61", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-575-3 Japanese affairs 2-1-1939 - 21-12-1939.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 564120, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-575-3 Japanese affairs 2-1-1939 - 21-12-1939", "page_number": 83, "title": "CO129-575-3 Japanese affairs 2-1-1939 - 21-12-1939", "content_text": "## Visits of Colonial Governors-General\n\n184. During the month of May, visits were paid to Tokyo by General Minami, Governor-General of Korea, and Admiral Kobayashi, Governor-General of Formosa. It is reported that new policies in Korea were decided on during General Minami's visit, both in regard to the development of the agriculture and industry of the country, which has acquired a special importance as the \"arsenal base\" for Japan's continental policy, and in regard to the treatment of Koreans in Korea and in Japan. It is said that a system of compulsory education is to be introduced into Korea as soon as possible, and that eventually conscription and suffrage will follow. It is also reported that it is planned to import large numbers of Korean labourers to cope with the growing shortage of labour here. On his arrival here on the 19th May, Admiral Kobayashi gave a press interview in which he referred to the good effect that the incident was having on the morale of the Formosans, more than 9,500 of whom had already fought and worked for the army in China. He also said that the future of Formosa depended on the island's industrialisation. He said that the recently acquired Spratley Islands would be a good stepping-stone for Japan's southward development, but he considered that the recently mooted plan for the administrative combination of Formosa and the mandated islands under a Governor-General of the south would prove difficult of realisation owing to the immense distance which separates Formosa from the eastern end of the archipelago. He also expressed the opinion that Formosa should be developed as the first line of defence against the south and west, and the mandated islands as the first line of defence against the Pacific. This remark is interesting in connection with the statement of General Koiso at the conference of prefectural Governors that the Government was taking appropriate measures for protection and guidance in the South Sea islands.\n\n## Plans for the Development of North Manchuria\n\n185. On the 15th May, the Hsinking Government published details of a comprehensive plan for the development of the northern border districts of Manchuria, which have hitherto been neglected on account of their remoteness. The project is expected to be completed in the main by 1941. The total expenditure involved will be some 1,000 million yuan. The scheme provides for new railways, roads, postal facilities, telephone cables, radio towers, and aerodromes, as well as for repairs and improvements to what already exists, for the development of water power supply, colonisation of uninhabited areas, rationalisation of labour supply, encouragement of agriculture by establishment of experimental stations, guilds, and commissions for the distribution of materials, strengthening of air defences, and provision of clubs and other social facilities.\n\n## Reorganisation of Municipalities of Dairen and Port Arthur\n\n186. The municipal government of these two cities has hitherto been not unlike that of a Japanese city, comprising an Assembly whose members, apart from four Chinese selected by the Kwantung Government, have been elected every four years by Japanese householders; the mayor was chosen every four years by the Assembly. Under the new system, half the members of the Assembly are to be officially nominated, and the term of service is to be three years only. The mayor and vice-mayor (a new post) are to be Japanese Government officials appointed by the Japanese Ambassador at Hsinking. The mayor actually chosen has for the past four and a half years been Vice-Governor of two provinces in Manchuria, and his appointment illustrates the ease with which Japanese officials can be interchanged between Japan and the \"independent\" State of Manchukuo.\n\nIt is probable that the new Assembly's function will be merely to endorse the decisions of the executive authority headed by the mayor, but the staffing of the executive by permanent Government officials, which forms part of the reorganisation, should bring some increase of efficiency. The change has been received with complete apathy by the inhabitants.\n\n## Trial of Japanese Communists\n\n187. The trial of twenty-two so-called Communists, which began in September last year, came to an end on the 8th May, when Mr. Toshi Futami was sentenced to death. Many of the twenty-one other defendants on trial with Mr. Futami since last September were shown leniency by the court in consideration of their avowed repentance. The judge refused to rule on the case against another of the group, who has been drafted into military service.\n\n188. All twenty-two of the defendants, arrested late in 1935, were said to have been members of the extinct Japan Anarchist-Communist party. They were accused and convicted on various criminal charges, including larceny, attempted homicide, desertion of a corpse, possession of explosives, and violation of the Peace Preservation Law.\n\n189. It was said that they had sought to maintain a vestige of the party after it had been suppressed by resorting to petty racketeering to obtain funds. Procurators handling the case demanded severe penalties for each of them, but the court took note of their penitent attitude and imposed milder sentences on virtually all but Mr. Futami, who was found more deeply implicated in the serious charges.\n\n## Expansion of Wireless Services\n\n190. It is reported in the vernacular press that the Communications Ministry have concluded negotiations with various countries for the inauguration of direct wireless telephone or telegraph services. Communication by wireless telegraph with Kalgan is expected to be opened by the end of June, and will be followed by services to Afghanistan, Peru, and Belgium. Wireless telephone services with France, Peru, Brazil, Australia, and Hong Kong are also to be inaugurated by the autumn. There is said to be a balance in Japan's favour of messages received over messages despatched of some 3 million words; in spite of this, Japan pays annual fees amounting to 10 million yen, owing to the fact that she is obliged to make use of the network of submarine cables owned by Great Britain, France, and the United States. The new expansion in Japan's direct wireless services is designed to remedy this handicap.\n\n## Foreign Misconception of Japan's Aims\n\n191. According to the Yomiuri, the Japan Economic Federation are exercised at the reception being given to Japanese goods abroad, and at the attitude of western countries to Japan's economic expansion in Asia, and are proposing to set up a special committee for the correction of the misconceptions by foreign countries regarding Japan's programme. The paper understands that the committee's first business will be to start investigations on a large scale into the reasons for these misconceptions.\n\n## Improving the Policeman's Lot\n\n192. The tendency of policemen and other underpaid minor officials to drift into munitions factories has already been referred to. During the first four months of this year, more than 400 policemen resigned from the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Force, whereas the present output of the police training school is about 160 a year. It is said that the Metropolitan Police Board are greatly concerned at the effect of these defections on the morale of the force and are doing their best to stop them; but the remaining policemen are said to be asking for better conditions of service. A plan has, however, been worked out by the board, by which certain \"welfare measures\" will take the place of increased salaries. Under this plan, subsidies of from 10 to 15 yen per child per annum are to be granted for the education of policemen's children, new houses with specially low rentals are to be built for the men, loans without interest are to be granted in cases of illness, and arrangements are to be made to...", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-575-3 Japanese affairs 2-1-1939 - 21-12-1939.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 575180, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-590-22 Situation in enemy occupied Hong Kong 19-1-1943 - 20-11-1943", "page_number": 21, "title": "CO129-590-22 Situation in enemy occupied Hong Kong 19-1-1943 - 20-11-1943", "content_text": "# CONFIDENTIAL\n## FORTNIGHTLY INTELLIGENCE REPORT NO.3\n### Far Eastern Bureau, New Delhi. British Ministry of Information, HONGKONG\nPeriod ended October 23rd, 1943.\n\n## POLITICAL\n\n1. **Criminal Court and Public Procurator's Office Established**: The Government-General of Hongkong on October 15th announced a revision of the judicial system in Hongkong. At the same time a decree was issued, effective from the date of its announcement, providing for the establishment of a criminal court and Public Procurator's Office to be attached to the Hongkong Government-General. All criminal cases, except crimes committed against the armed forces, and all civil cases will be handled by the criminal and civil divisions respectively. Previously all cases had been tried before a court martial. See F.I.R. Hongkong, No.2, para 2. (`Domei` in English, October 18th).\n\n2. **\"Marine Week\" Held in Hongkong**: A \"Marine Week\" for the benefit of seamen was held in Hongkong from July 20th to 26th, when seamen were supplied with free entertainment and free refreshments at various Chinese tea houses and restaurants. Special coupons for free transportation were issued to the seamen on all ships in the harbour and also for free admission to all theatres in Hongkong and Kowloon. A special bus service was arranged to take the seamen on sightseeing tours of the scenes of hostilities. It was estimated that over 3000 seamen took advantage of the arrangements for their entertainment, and the total sum spent was over ¥6,000. (`The Hongkong News`, July 16th and 27th).\n\n3. **Seamen's Association Registering Seamen in Hongkong**: The Hongkong Seamen's Association began the registration of seamen in Hongkong in July according to the Hongkong Chinese-language newspaper `Nan Hwa Jih Pao` (South China Daily Newspaper) of July 27th. Registrations already made totalled 5134 persons, of whom 2675 were registered as able seamen, 1618 as engineers, and the remainder as miscellaneous. The paper reported that this number represented approximately 70% of the seamen in Hongkong.\n\n4. **Blood Donors Wanted**: `The Hongkong News`, Japanese-controlled English-language newspaper in Hongkong reported on July 17th that the Military hospital in Hongkong required blood donations for transfusion purposes. Donors were to be remunerated, but if the monetary consideration was not wanted, gifts of some other nature were to be made. Comment: Chinese sources have frequently reported that large numbers of Chinese in Hongkong and Canton were being forcibly required to 'donate' blood to the Japanese.\n\n5. **More Chinese \"Repatriated\"**: Over 1,200 Chinese 'repatriates' left Hongkong on July 25th for Taiping and Kongmoon. Each adult was given $20 in C.R.B. notes, while the children were given $5. (`Hongkong News` July 27th). See F.I.R. Hongkong, No.2 para 5.\n\nComment: This is the first occasion...", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-590-22 Situation in enemy occupied Hong Kong 19-1-1943 - 20-11-1943.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 575232, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-590-22 Situation in enemy occupied Hong Kong 19-1-1943 - 20-11-1943", "page_number": 73, "title": "CO129-590-22 Situation in enemy occupied Hong Kong 19-1-1943 - 20-11-1943", "content_text": "## KP AND CB: ATTENTION MR. KEATING, COLONIAL OFFICE, ALSO.\n\n**HONGKONG JUDICIAL SYSTEM REVISED.**\n\nHONGKONG: THE GOVERNMENT-GENERAL OF HONGKONG, UNDER DATE OF 15TH OCTOBER, DECREED THE REVISION OF THE JUDICIAL SYSTEM WHEREBY A PUBLIC PROCURATOR'S OFFICE AND A CRIMINAL COURT OF THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT-GENERAL HAD BEEN CREATED. OFFENSES OTHER THAN THOSE DIRECTLY PERPETRATED AGAINST THE ARMY WILL BE TRIED AT THE NEWLY CREATED CRIMINAL COURT, WHILE OFFENSES AGAINST THE ARMY WILL BE TRIED BY COURT MARTIAL. SIMULTANEOUSLY A DETAILED CRIMINAL ORDINANCE PROVIDING PUNISHMENT FOR VARIOUS CRIMES HAS BEEN PUBLISHED.\n\nONE NOTEWORTHY FEATURE OF THE PRESENT REVISION IS THE FACT THAT HOARDING AND GRUDGING SALE OF DAILY NECESSITIES FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROFITEERING WILL BE SEVERELY PUNISHED.\n\nJAPANESE TELEGRAPH SERVICE (DOMESTIC IN ENGLISH FOR EUROPE. 13.57. 18.10.43. \nCB.B.C. MONITORING). +++14.47. 18.10. '43. \nCF.M.)", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-590-22 Situation in enemy occupied Hong Kong 19-1-1943 - 20-11-1943.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 579594, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-592-6 Reports on current situation- including weekly intelligence reports 18-9-1945 - 20-12-1945", "page_number": 136, "title": "CO129-592-6 Reports on current situation- including weekly intelligence reports 18-9-1945 - 20-12-1945", "content_text": "SECRET\n\n136\n\nThe accused Frederick Ivan George HALL was a butcher, and was interned after the Japanese took HONG KONG. He was put in charge of provisions and thus had opportunities of contacting the Chinese LEUNG HUNG, a coolie employed by the Governor-General's Department. From January 1943 to the beginning of July of the same year, on between ten and twenty occasions, he secretly introduced or sent out messages, knowing it to be an offence to introduce or send out any article without the permission of the appropriate authority. About April of that year, LEUNG HUNG, at the instance of LOIE FOOK WING, asked him to deliver to the addresses important secret papers from the British organization of WAICHOW, and this he duly did on every occasion, knowing full well the nature of the papers he was handling. In June of the same year, in the same camp, he was asked to deliver a secret document from ANDERSON about W.T. code from LOIE FOOK WING addressed to FRASER, Chief of Police of the former HONG KONG Government.\n\nThe accused BRAILEY was the chief of the Public Health Department of the former HONG KONG Government, and was interned after the fall of HONG KONG. Although he knew it was forbidden to introduce articles into the camp, or send them out without the permission of the appropriate official, he nevertheless made use of the accused LEUNG HUNG on about ten occasions to exchange messages with the accused SHINTON between March and June 1943. In April of that year, he was asked by the accused HALL to hand to the former police chief SCOTT a message concerning W.T. code from the British organization in WAICHOW, which LOIE FOOK WING was getting in through SHIN'TON. Knowing quite well the import of what he was doing, he agreed to this, and some days later delivered the message to SCOTT.\n\nThe accused Douglas William WATERTON was a wireless technician employed by the former HONG KONG Government, and was interned after the fall of HONG KONG. While in the camp, he heard that the accused ROBERT had a secret radio set, which he and the accused REES forced him to hand over. It was used, on the instructions of FRASER, the representative of the English in the camp, from April '42 to June '43 to listen to broadcasts from London and other places, which were reported to FRASER. In May 1942, the accused FRASER got a certain American (since returned to America by exchange), who was also in the camp, to get a F.T. receiving set brought in. In April '43, a letter from the British organization in WAICHOW was introduced by HALL, concerning W.T. communication, and this was handed to FRASER. Thereafter, wireless liaison was established between the Internment camp and the British organization.\n\nThe accused Hubert Stanley REES was employed as a technician on the HONG KONG Undersea Cable before the war and was interned when HONG KONG fell. As explained above, he and the accused WATERTON obtained a radio from ROBERT, listened to broadcasts from London and other places, and reported to FRASER. About April '43, acting on FRASER's orders, they tried to establish communication with WAICHOW.\n\nThe accused Walter RICHARDSON SCOTT was chief of police, HONG KONG, before the war, and was interned when HONG KONG fell. In April '43, when the former Assistant Superintendent of Reserve Police Force LOIE FOOK WING secretly sent him a document concerning the establishment of Radio communication between the Internment Camp and the British organization at WAICHOW, he did his best to achieve this, in co-operation with FRASER.\n\nThe accused John Alexander FRASER was a major on the reserve list and was Assistant Public Procurator-General in the former HONG KONG Government. On the fall of HONG KONG, he was placed in the Internment Camp, and acted as representative of the British Internees. Up to about April 1942, he caused the accused WATERTON and REES to listen in secretly to broadcasts from London and other places on a radio set they had and to report to him on what they heard. About May 1942, he caused a certain American (who has since returned to America on exchange) secretly to introduce a radio receiving set into the Internment camp. About April 1943, acting on information received from the above-mentioned LOIE FOOK WING, he conspired with SCOTT to have REES arrange radio liaison between the camp and the British organization at WAICHOW.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-592-6 Reports on current situation- including weekly intelligence reports 18-9-1945 - 20-12-1945.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 579960, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-592-9 Future Policy in Hong Kong- Port Administration 13-1-1945 - 4-3-1946", "page_number": 127, "title": "CO129-592-9 Future Policy in Hong Kong- Port Administration 13-1-1945 - 4-3-1946", "content_text": "(xix) Provision of Railway Services.\n\nArmy (Transportation (Railways) Service).\n\n(xx) Administration and Discipline of Military Personnel.\n\nArmy (Base Sub-Area Commander).\n\n(xxi) Administration and Discipline of Naval Personnel.\n\nNaval Officer-in-Charge.\n\n(xxii) Administration and Discipline of R.A.F. Personnel.\n\nR.A.F. Representative on the sort Executive Committee.\n\n(xxiii) Guards and Police for Fort Installations. Transit Area, etc.\n\nArmy (Base Sub-Area Commander).\n\n(xxiv) P.A.D. and Fire-Fighting.\n\nArmy (Base Sub-Area Commander) will co-ordinate all services.\n\n(xxv) Relations with local population and Civil Administration.\n\nArmy (Base Sub-Area Commander with representative of C.C.A.O.).\n\n(xxvi) Movings and requisitioning of Lands, Buildings and Civil Road Transport, Accommodation ashore.\n\nInter-Service requirements co-ordinated by the Army Base Sub-Area Commander).\n\n(xxvii) Security.\n\nArmy (Base Sub-Area Commander).\n\n(xxviii) Communications.\n\nThe importance of the early re-establishment of communications to meet the requirements of all three services is stressed. The necessary organisation will be the duty of an Inter-service Communication Committee.\n\nDuring the transition period from Phase A to Phase B the responsibilities set out above may be delegated to the civil administration or otherwise modified by the Force Commander as circumstances require:\n\nBOATS, CRAFT AND SHIPS IN OCCUPIED PORTS.\n\n20. The Admiralty Marshal's representative is required to make an inventory and report seizure of the vessels in prize to the Admiralty Marshal who arranges with the Procurator General for the issue of Prize Court writs against the vessels. The Director of Sea Transport will then apply to the Procurator General to requisition the vessels from the Prize Court.\n\n21. Boats, craft and ships which are not seized in prize, but which are required for immediate service, will be hired by the Superintending Sea Transport Officer or requisitioned by the N.O.I.C. and allocated in accordance with the directions of the Port Executive Committee.\n\n22. The crews for captured craft operating within the harbour limits will normally be provided by the Army. Those for captured craft whose functions necessitate their sailing outside the harbour, will normally be provided by the Navy or Ministry of War Transport (Superintending Sea Transport Officer).", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-592-9 Future Policy in Hong Kong- Port Administration 13-1-1945 - 4-3-1946.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 592150, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-613-1 Seminary of Dominican Fathers- Rosary Hill 7-4-1948 - 11-10-1949", "page_number": 50, "title": "CO129-613-1 Seminary of Dominican Fathers- Rosary Hill 7-4-1948 - 11-10-1949", "content_text": "## 49 \n\n`54207/49`\n\n14th April, 1949.\n\nSir,\n\nI am directed to refer to your letter of the 20th January, 1949, about compensation for damage to the Convent of San Alberto el Magno in Hong Kong and to enclose a copy of Savingram No. 656 of the 15th December 1945 from the Governor of Hong Kong. It will be seen from this savingram that the Procurator-General has been invited by the Hong Kong Government to submit a clear claim (which has not hitherto been done) showing all damage suffered.\n\nI am,\nSir,\nYour obedient servant,\n**THE UNDER SECRETARY OF STATE,**\n**FOREIGN OFFICE.**\n\nPage 50\nPage 51", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-613-1 Seminary of Dominican Fathers- Rosary Hill 7-4-1948 - 11-10-1949.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 592151, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-613-1 Seminary of Dominican Fathers- Rosary Hill 7-4-1948 - 11-10-1949", "page_number": 51, "title": "CO129-613-1 Seminary of Dominican Fathers- Rosary Hill 7-4-1948 - 11-10-1949", "content_text": "## Draft\n\nMr. Radford Ix Mr. Wallace 6/4 \nMr. \nMr....... \nMr. \n\nU-S. 515 \nF.o. \n\nindicating separately \nthe amount \ncaused during \n\nYour Reference. \nPermt. U.S. of S. \nParly. U.S. S. \nMinister of State \nSecretary of State \n\n5384/388/41. \n\nYou \n13 APR 1949 \n\nIn the Wall's \n\nto refer \nletters of the 20th \nJanuar 1949 \n\ndamage \noccupation of the San Albert Convent el Magno in Hong Kong. \n\nCompensation for \nabout/ \nderough \nthis Sevipes this the frenaton Senere has been convited by \n\nFURTHER ACTION. \n\nthe. Amy King fremme & mutant a clear cloinn (which has not bithift been done) showing all damage suggerest. \n\nSaving \nno. 8561 the 75th Dec 1948 \nSorefure 1 Hing Kop. \n\nto \nquest that \nthe Spanish Chargé d'Affaires be informed that \nthe Governor of Hong Kong has \nited the Procurator General of the Dominican Father in Hong Kong) Conventy to submit \nclann de damage \nWhen this \na statement \nin respect of \nall caused, and that peceived, consideration \nthe Hong will be given by Kong Government to the question of accepting liability for the damage caused during the \nperiod of occupation by the International Red Crood and \n\nThe \nincidence \nof liability \ndurning \nthe \nfor damage caused \nafter period before want\n\n## Corrected Version\n\n**DRAFT**\n\nMr. Radford Ix Mr. Wallace 6/4 \nMr. \nMr. ... \nMr. \n\nU-S. 515 \nF.O. \n\nindicating separately \nthe amount \ncaused during \n\nYour Reference \nPermt. U.S. of S. \nParly. U.S. S. \nMinister of State \nSecretary of State \n\n`5384/388/41` \n\nYou \n13 APR 1949 \n\nreferring to letters of the 20th January 1949 \n\ndamage \noccupation of the San Albert Convent el Magno in Hong Kong. \n\nCompensation for damage sustained during the occupation will be seen from this statement. This claim has been invited by \n\n**FURTHER ACTION** \n\nthe Army King fremme & ... a clear claim (which has not been done) showing all damage suggested. \n\nSaving \nno. 8561 the 75th Dec 1948 \nSecretary for Hong Kong \n\nto request that \nthe Spanish Chargé d'Affaires be informed that \nthe Governor of Hong Kong has invited the Procurator General of the Dominican Convent in Hong Kong to submit \na claim for damage \nWhen this statement in respect of all damage caused is received, consideration will be given by the Hong Kong Government to the question of accepting liability for the damage caused during the \nperiod of occupation by the International Red Cross and \n\nThe incidence of liability for damage caused during the period of occupation and after will be considered.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-613-1 Seminary of Dominican Fathers- Rosary Hill 7-4-1948 - 11-10-1949.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 592153, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-613-1 Seminary of Dominican Fathers- Rosary Hill 7-4-1948 - 11-10-1949", "page_number": 53, "title": "CO129-613-1 Seminary of Dominican Fathers- Rosary Hill 7-4-1948 - 11-10-1949", "content_text": "## C. O.\n\nMr. Radford Ly \nMr. Wallace. \nMr. ... \nMr. \n\n**Your Reference** \nPermt. U.S. of S. \nParly. U.S. S. \nMinister of State \nSecretary of State \n\n**Not to fo** \nFor Mi Wallace', signature \n**DRAFT. S.O** \nletter \nplease refer \nwill \nJ. Zummermann, Esq., \nyou \nto \nletters \naddress at \nyour \n(12) \n(12) indicating separately the amount caused during the period of occupation by (military personnel \n\n## FURTHER ACTION\n\nSeptember, 1948, \nthe 12th \nabout \nthe \nliability for repairs and replacements \nHill Home \nYou \nat the Rosary \nin Hong Kong? \nYou may like to know \nthat the Governor of Hong Kong has now \ninformed \nthat he has invited the Procurator General of the Dominican Order to submit \na \nstatement of claim for \ndamage caused in \nwhen received, consideration will be given \n1 \nto the question \nof the Hong Kong Government's \nliability for damage \ncaused during \nthe period of occupation by the International Red Cross \nand \nall \nthe \ncircumstances \nwill be taken into account \nin \naccepting \nthe \nclaim. \nIt is noted \nthat the greater part of the \ndamage \noccurred \nduring \nthe period when \nit \nwas occupied by British troops \nand \nlater \nare \nasking \nthe \noffice whether they \nwill accept liability \nfor damage to the \nbuilding that occurred \nduring \nwhen it \nwas \nsubsequently \noccupied. \nIt would \nseem \nhowever", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-613-1 Seminary of Dominican Fathers- Rosary Hill 7-4-1948 - 11-10-1949.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 592156, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-613-1 Seminary of Dominican Fathers- Rosary Hill 7-4-1948 - 11-10-1949", "page_number": 56, "title": "CO129-613-1 Seminary of Dominican Fathers- Rosary Hill 7-4-1948 - 11-10-1949", "content_text": "## SAVINGRAM\n**To Secretary of State for the Colonies.** \n**From the Governor, Hong Kong.** \n**Date 15th December 1948.** \n**No. 856** \n\nYour savingram `No.1178` of the 23rd November, 1948.\n\n## Rosary Hill\n55 \n14 \n(15) \n\nDiscussions have now been initiated with local representatives of the Spanish Procuration, who have never submitted a clear claim to this Government.\n\n2. It has been indicated by Mr. Zindel that a great part of the damage to the building occurred during the period from 8th December, 1941 to 25th February, 1942 when it was occupied by British troops, and this is confirmed by one of the Spanish Fathers who was in residence throughout the whole war and occupation period. The Procurator General is therefore being pressed to submit a statement of claim in respect of all damage caused, and to indicate the amount caused during the period ending on the 25th February, 1942. When this statement is received, consideration will be given to the question of this Government accepting liability for damage during the period of occupation by the International Red Cross and subsequently, and in the meanwhile I should be grateful if you would approach the War Office with a view to their authorising the local military authorities to accept liability for damage caused by military personnel.\n\n3. Claimants will approach Mr. Zindel to obtain his help in apportioning damage between the two periods. The total claim will probably be in the neighbourhood of $40,000.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-613-1 Seminary of Dominican Fathers- Rosary Hill 7-4-1948 - 11-10-1949.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 } ]